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HYMN    Jfiaflc&dfiS? 


CONSISTING    OF 


HYMNS  AND  PSALMS, 


ORIGINAL    AXD    SELECTED; 


ADAPTED  TO  PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  AND  MANY 
OTHER  OCCASIONS, 


BY  THE  REV.  PAUL  HENKEL. 


PUBLISHED    BY    ORDER    OF 
fllE    EVANGELICAL    LUTHERAN    TENNESSEE    SYNOI 

FOURTH  EDITION, 

ENLARGED    AND    I.MTROVED, 


NEWMARKET: 
PUBLISHED  BY  S.  G.  HENKEL  &  BR. 

1857. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  cfu 

year  IS -57,  by 

S.  G.  HENKEL  &  BR., 

in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the 

United  States  for  the  Western  District 

of  Virginia. 


D.    W.    BENTLEY,    PRINTER.. 


I 'KEF  ACE. 


.    Desiring  t&  furnish  the  friends  cf sacred  pE 
©dy  still   more   amply  with  the  means  tbx<     . 
which  their  vocal  strains  are  guided,  in  private 
and  public  worship,  the  contents  of  this  work  are 
respectfully  submitted  to  their  kind  acceptance. 
It  is  true,  many  books  of  this  kind  have  any 
before  the  public  from  time  fid  time:  and,  in- 
deed, seme  so  weH   executed,  that  I  i 
worshipper  might  be  disposed  to  think  I 
lication  of  this  edition  ran. 
out  offering  any  particular 

let  it  suffice  to  say,  that  this  work  is  Dot  a     en» 
tirely  new  and  indepe:  that 

the  principal  matter  of  its  contents  has  be< 
reputable  demand  for  a  considerable  length  of 
time  in  the  church;  contained  in  the 
published  in  the  years  of  1:815  and   1816, 
piled  by  my  father,  the  late  Rev.  Pari.  Hh^.  ■-:., 
entitled  Xi  Church  KyxnB:  :::.'"   &c.  ;    which 
work  contains  a  considerable  portion  .   a 

composed  by  the  deceased  himself,  and  mai 
thus  i  throughout  this  work.     As  its  contents 
are  purely  evangelical,  and  as  the  hymns  a .; 
tioned  to  the  gospels  and  epistles  were    . 
admired  for  their  simplicity  and   strict   ac 
ance  with  their  respective  texts.  tonne  jted  w  ith 
many  other  desirable  qualities,  it  gained  an  ex- 
tensive circulation.     But,  whatever  encomiums 
Vnat  work  deserves,  it  can  no  longer  be  obtai 
that  edition  being  totally  exhausted  by  its  :: 
and  extensive  sales.     By  a  resolution,  therefore, 
of  the  Evang.  Lutheran  Tennessee  Sync  \  il  wa  i 
devolved  upon  irie  to  prepare  the  present  publican 
♦ion.     This,  though  it  varies  in   some  respect! 


TV  PREFACE. 

that  work,  is  founded  upon  the  same  basis. 
and  comprises  essentially  the  same  matter. 
Many  additional  hymns  are  selected  from  other 
authors;  so  that  the  attentive  reader  will  now 
find  two  or  more  hymns  for  every  text  through- 
out the  ecclesiastical  year.  He  will  also  per- 
ceive that  this  edition  contains  hymns  for  occa- 

3  which  the  former  edition  did  not  comprise. 
Hymns  not  so  well  approved  were  set  aside,  and 
others  considered  preferable  were  substituted. 
Such  as  were  deficient  in  point  of  lang  .. 
or  in  grammatical  construction,  are  corrected. 
Watts3  psalms  are  not  retained  entire,  nor  in  the 
same  order  :  such  only  as  were  deemed  to  be  in 
accordance  with  the  spirit  of  this  work,  were 
selected,  and  placed  to  the  subjects  to  which 
were  deemed  appropriate.  For  the  con- 
venience of  ministers  and  laymen,  a  table  of 
texts  is  also  added. 

As  the  first  edition  served  as  a  medium  through 
which  the  devotions  of  many  were  aided — their 
.souls  comforted  and  cheered  ;  so  it  is  to  be  hoped 
the  present  will  be  a  means  through  which  the 
Redeemer's  kingdom  will  be  advanced  :  the  wan- 
dering and  dispersed  thoughts  of  the  worshipper 
collected  and  hi  ought  home  ;  his  heart  and  mind 
impressed  with  rapturous*  and  heavenly  sensa- 
tions ;  and  the  feelings  and  passions  of  his  spirit 
so  tuned,  that  the  truths  and  beauties  of  the 
gospel  may  enter  without  any  resistance,  and 

lay  in  his  soul  their  happy  effects.  That' 
these,  and  other  like  happy  effects — "  the  abund- 
ant showing  forth  cl  the  praises  of  Him,  who 
brought  us  out  of  darkness  into  his  marvelous 
light" — may  be  produced  by  this  publication,  is 
my  sincere  prayer  and  wish. 

AMBROSE  IIENKEL. 
Va^Ang.  If. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Hymn- 
public  WORSHIP   -       -       -       -       -    1 

Beginning  of  public  worship-  -  -  1 
Conclusion  of  public  worship  -  -  10 
After  pronouncing  the  blessing  -  -  11 
FOR  THE  GOSPELS  AND  EPISTLES  -  17 
Sundays  in  Advent,  from  17  to 

Christmas-day 33 

Second  Christmas  -         •  -         -42 

Sunday  after  Christmas         -         -         -    U 
Circumcision  of  Christ-         -         -         •   30 
New- Year's  day   •         -         -         -         -  52 

First  Sunday  after  New- Year        -         -  60 
Epiphany,  or  Manifestation  of  Christ 
Sundays  after  Epiphany,  from  OS  to       -   v" 
Septuagesima        -         -         -         -         - 

Sexagesima  -         -         -         -         -         -    ' 

Quinquagesima  Sunday,  or  Sunday  be- 
fore Lent  -         -  -         -100 

The  first  dav  of  Lent,   or  Ash-Wednes- 
day -  -      .-  -         -         -         -101 

First  Sunday  in  Lent,  called  Invocavit  -1  OS 
Second  Sunday  in  Lent,  called  Remin- 

iscere 112 

Third  Sunday  in  Lent,  called  Oculi  -116 
Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent,  called  Lnetare  -120 
Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent,  called  Judica  -12  I 
Sixth  Sunday  in  Lent,  called  Palm  Sun- 
day, or  Sunday  before  Easter  -  -129 
Maundy-Thursday,  or  Thursday  before 
Easter       -  -     "   -         - 

Good-Friday  ....  - 

Feast  of  Easter     - 
Easter  Monday    -         -         -         -         -152 


vi  contents, 

Hymn 
The   nrst   Sunday  after   Easter,  called 

Quasimodogeniti        -  -156 

Second  Sunday  after  Easter,  called  Mis- 

ericordias-         -         -         -  -160 

Third  Sunday  after  Easter,  called  Jubi- 
late -         -         -  -164 
Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter,  called  Can- 

tate 168 

Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter,  called  Rogate  172 
Ascension-d-ay  -  -  -  -  -176 
Sunday  after  Ascension-day-  -  -1S2 
Whitsunday-         -  -1S6 

Whitsun- Monday-         -         -         -         -191 

Trinity- Sunday 195 

Sundays  after  Trinity,  from  201  to  -308 
THE  WORD  OF  GOD  -  -  -  -309 
BEING  AND  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD  -317 
THE  WORKS  OF  GOD  -  -  -  -329 
PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD  -  -  -  -337 
PRAISE  TO  GOD       -  -344 

THE  TRINITY  -----         -356 

CHRIST -         -359 

HOLY  SPIRIT  ...  .387 

THE  LAW  OF  GOD 391 

FALL  AND  DEPRAVITY  OF  MAN-         -398 
THE    GOSPEL,    OR     SALVATION 

THROUGH  JESUS  CHRIST  *  -403 
FAITH      ------        -413 

repentance 422 

justification     -  -431 

sanctification  ~  -436 

Grayer  *      -      -      -441 

christian  experience     •      -      -448 

BAPTISM -471 

CATECHISING 484 

Before  catechising  or  sckool-  -  -484 
After  catechising  or  school  -        »        -491 


contents.  vis 

Htm* 
CONFIRMATION     -  -496 

CONFESSION  OF  SIN       -         -         -         -499 

THE  LORD'S  SUPPER      -        -         -         -503 

Before  communion        -  -503 

Daring  the  time  of  communion     -         -50 S 

Return  of  praise  after  communion-         -515 

ORDINATION  -  -517 

DEDICATING  OF  A  CHURCH-         -         -523 

SYNOD 528 

TABLE  HYMNS         -  -536 

MORNING  HYMNS 543 

Lord's  day  morning      -  -552 

Morning  hvmn  for  the  sick  -         -         -554 

EVENING  HYMNS 0.3.3 

Lord's  day  evening       -  -565 

Evening  hymn  for  the  sick   -         -*         -566 
Close  of  the  week         -  -567 

SICKNESS 568 

Visitation  of  the  sick    -  -51  - 

Distress  in  lingering  disease-         -         -573 
For  such  as  are  expiring        -         -         -575 
Thanksgiving  after  sickness-         -         -58 
On  a  fast-day  in  time  of  plague     -         -5v> 
Thanksgiving  for  the  delivery  from  the 
plague       -         -         -         -         •  -5fi 

DEATH 588 

RESURRECTION 608 

GENERAL  JUDGMENT  -  -  -  -012 
HEAVEN  AND  FUTURE  HAPPINESS  -618 
HELL  AND  FUTURE  PUNISHMENT  -625 
IMMORTALITY        -  027-A 

ANGELS 628 

CIVIL  GOVERNMENT      -         -         -         -031 
For  those  who  are  imprisoned        -         - 
For  those  who  are  to  be  executed-         -636 
A  fast-day  in  time  of  war      -         -         -037 
An  officer  or  soldier  leaving  home^ 


vin                              COXTEMS. 

Hymn 

For  an  officer  in  camp 

- 

- 

-640 

For  a  soldier  in  camp 

- 

- 

-G41 

Thanksgiving   for    a 

safe 

return   from 

camp 

- 

- 

-642 

Thanksgiving    for    th 

e    Ti. 

>storation 

of 

peace 
JOURNEYING  HYMNS 

- 

-043 
-645 

AFFLICTIONS  - 

- 

- 

•650 

In  time  of  storm  - 

- 

- 

-654 

In  time  of  drouth- 

- 

- 

-656 

THE  SEASONS  - 

- 

- 

-658 

Harvest  hymn 

The  seasons  of  the  year 

:    • 

-658 
-660 

Spring  - 
Summer 

- 

- 

-662 
-663 

Autumn 

- 

- 

-664 

Winter 

- 

- 

-665 

THE  STAGES  OF  LIFE 

- 

. 

-666 

Birth-day      - 

- 

- 

-666 

Cradle  hymns 

- 

- 

-667 

Alarriage  hymn    - 

- 

- 

-669 

Old  age 

- 

- 

-670 

DOXOLOGIES  - 

- 

- 

-671 

TABLE  OF  TEXTS. 


Ch 

.     Ver. 

Genesis. 

Hym.n 

Ch. 
30 

V 

ER. 

Hymn 
>87 

1 

334 

. 

435 

3 

39S 

34 

22 

— 

1.  15.  17 

35 

79 

— 

19 

G05 

— 

1 

-9 

. 

17 

/ 

g 

~ 

— 

'-: 

477 

- 

1 

-5 

49 

10 
Ex 

3S 

5 
51 

230 
401 

IS 

1-7 

643 

— 

.- 

20 

1-17 
Numbers. 

— 

428 

-21 

:    - 

52 

Deuteronomy. 

11 

3 

25 

421 

65 

341 

12 

5-11 
Ruth. 

B8 

2 
349 

o 

4-9 

I7S 

69 

14- 

-21.  2<; 

1  Samuel. 

32 

'l43 

15 

32 

.--- 

73 

25 

157 

1  Kings. 

7s 

32. 

6cc 

236 

9 

3 

79 

2^'S 

5 

2  Kings. 

10 

Esther. 

572 

S3 

S4 

1 

1- 

4.  10 

8 
585 

4 

lfl 

430 

95 

30 

Job. 

■~ 

6- 

9 

1 

21 

459 

- 

19 

25-2  7 

579 



643 
41 

3S 

29-30 



Psalms. 

100 

.3 

1 

2S0 

101 

632 

9 

13 

149 
457 

103 

325 

353 

15 

104 

336 

23 

1-3 

107 

81 

24 

7 

177 

110 

X  TABLE    OF    TEXTS,. 

Ck.     Ver.  Hymn i  Ck.     Ver.  Hymn 


111 

324 

15 

1-7 

637 

117 

348 

Daniel. 

US 

24-26 

4 

9 

25 

33 

mr 

644 

Hosea. 

119 

7-3 

2 

15 

369 

— 

5,  33 

220 

14 

4 

107 

— 

10-5 

314 

Joel. 

— 

1-S 

20 

2 

12-17 

106 

— 

117 

183 

Hags:ai. 

133 

24 

2 

6 

3S 

136 

1 

539 

Zechariah. 

139 

23,24 

105 

12 

10 

502 

140 

036 

Matthew. 

141 

2-5 

119 

0 

1-12 

64 

14-5. 

7-11 

32 

I 

1 

373 

— 

15-16 

5l3.7 

— 

13-17 

6ft 

147 

342 

4 

1-11 

108 

— 

9-il 

•510 

5 

20-26 

221 

— 

7-9>  13-18 

660 

— 

43-4S 

G5S 

14S 

355 

6 

6 

173. 

Ecclesi?.stes. 

— 

24-34 

257 

9 

5 

423 

— , 

33 

25S 

Isaiah. 

— 

16-21 

104 

5 

2,  :-ia 

412 

7 

7 

442 

24 

18-20 

22 

— 

15-23 

229 

26 

4 

363 

S 

1-13 

76 

2S 

16,  17 

523 

— 

23-27 

SO 

3fi 

17-22 

5S6 

9 

1-S 

273 

sa 

4-10 

505 

3  S-2v 

293 

_^ 

144 

10 

34 

451 

GO 

1-6 

66 

11 

2-11 

25 

61 

19 

433 

— 

28-30 

410 

63 

7 

351 

13 

16.  17 

412 

Jeremiah. 

— 

24-30 

84 

r> 

00 

107 

'  — 

37-42 

85 

s 

20 

664 

— 

39 

663 

S 

58 

&75 

.15 

2.1-3S 

112 

1-ABLE    OF    TfcXTS. 


\\ 


Cfc 

Ver. 

Hymn 

Ch 

Ver. 

Hymn 

17 

1-9 

88 

— 

14-20 

176 

— 

4 

89 

— 

15 

408 

IS 

20 

9 

_ 

16 

481 

- — 

23-35 

2S5 

Luke. 

20 

1-16 

92 

1 

26 

62S 

21 

1-9 

17 

— 

30 

39 

— 

— 

128 

— 

68 

30 

LiE. 

9 

129 

2 

1-14 

22 

1.5-22 

289 

— 

8-15 

37 



1-14 

277 

— -- 

10 

39 

-—- 

42 

270 

— 

15-20 

42 

— 

34-46 

269 

— 

21 

50 

— 

37-40 

83 

— 

33-40 

46 

24 

44 

234 

— 

42-52 

68 

— 

15-28 

297 

— 

12-16 

667 

25 

1-13 

305 

5 

1-11 

217 

— 

6 

306 

0 

19 

266 

~ 

31-46 

301 

— 

36-42 

213 

i — 

34 

302 

— 

25 

202 

— 

41 

626 

7 

11-17 

261 

26 

136 

— 

47 

286 

27 



§ 

4-15 

96 

28     IB 

408 

10 

23-37 

249 

— 

18-20 

518 

— 

29-37 

250 

Mark. 

11 

14-28 

116 

5 

39 

262 

13 

6-8 

52 

7 

31-37 

245 

14 

1-11 

265 

8 

1-9 

225 

— . 

16-24 

205 

— 

34 

450 

15 

1-10 

209 

9 

24 

420 

— 

3,4 

210 

' — 

48 

625 

— 

4-7 

530 

10 

14 

474 

— 

13 

429 

— 

14 

476 

16 

1-9 

233 

— 

48 

101 

— 

19-31 

201 

14 

136 

17 

11-19 

253 

15 

-  — 

18 

9-14 

211 

16 

i-8 

146 

18 

31-43 

1*1 

TABLE    OF    TEXTS. 


Ch 

Ve«. 

Hymn 

Ch. 

Ver. 

Hymn 

19 

38-40 

129 

— 

26 

390 

— 

41-18 

237 

15 

1-5 

366 

21 

25-36 

21 

— 

26 

182 

22 

136 

16 

4 

— 

23 

— 

— 

5-15 

168 

24 

13-3.3 

152 

— 

16-23 

164 

— 

34 

147 

— 

33 

30i 

— 

50,51 

178 

— 

23-30 

172. 

John. 

18 

136 

1 

43 

19 

— 

— 

3-14 

359 

20 

19-31 

156 

— 

17 

395 

— 

2S 

270 

— 

19-28 

29 

21 

6 

218 

— 

29,  32 

30 

— 

15-17 

517 

— 

46 

25  4 

Acts. 

*i 

1-11 

72 

1 

1-11 

180 

3 

1-15 

195 

2 

1-13 

189 

— 

2-9 

376 

6 

2-7 

521 

— 

5-7 

196 

10 

34-41 

154 

— 

14-16 

19S 

— 

42-48 

193 

— 

16-21 

191 

14 

17 

541 

— 

16,  17 

411 

15 

4-6 

52S 

4 

24 

105 

16 

14,  15,  33 

— 

4  7-51 

281 

20 

17-35 

519 

— 

46-49 

282 

35 

470 

5 

4 

572 

Romans 

6 

1-15 

120 

1 

30 

200 

, — 

35-48 

121 

3 

19-28 

396 

8 

48-59 

124 

0 

8,  9 

200 

0 

7 

572 

— 

12 

402 

10 

9 

369 

'5 

1,2,  6 

228 

— 

12-16 

160 

— 

3 

472 

13 

1-15 

132 

— 

3-11 

223 

14 

6 

368 

— 

19-23 

227 

— 

16,  17 

194 

i    7 

19,20 

456 

— 

16-18 

389 

!  

14 

393 

14 

23-31 

1S6 

7 

8,  9,  14,  2 

4     39  2 

TABLE    OF    TEXTS. 


Cn 

.     Ver. 

Hymn 

Ch 

.     Ver. 

PIymn 

— 

15 

256 

6 

1-10 

110 

8 

11 

300 

VI 

19 

9S 

— 

12-17 

231 

13 

7,  9,  10 

99 

— 

18-23 

215 



£ 

98 

10 

17 

417 

Galatians. 

11 

33-36 

199 

3 

15-22 

251 

12 

1-6 

70 

— 

28 

268 

— 

7-16 

74 

— 

26-29 

471 

— 

17-21 

78 



23-29 

58 

13 

8-10 

82 

4 

1-7 

48 

— . 

11-14 

19 



4 

399 

14 

17,  19 

214 

— 

21-31 

122 

15 

4-13 

23 

5 

16-24 

255 

— 

8 

476 



25 

259 

1  Corinthians 

. 

6 

10 

1 

4-4) 

271 

Ephesians. 

2 

9 

624 

2 

8 

419 

4 

1-5 

27 

— 

18 

356 

5 

6-8 

150 

3 

9,  10 

359 

9 

24 

94 

— 

13-21 

263: 

10 

& 

— 

— 

16,  &c 

264 

— 

6-13 

235 

4 

1-6 

267 

— 

32 

214 

— 

22-28 

275- 

11 

23-32 

134 

5 

1-9 

118 

— 

23-26 

505 

— 

15-21 

279> 

12 

1-11 

239 

— 

25 

371 

13 

1-3 

103 

6 

10-17 

283: 

— 

1-13 

102 

— 

13-17 

284 

— 

8 

204 

— 

11-17 

454 

— 

13 

468 

— 

18 

445. 

15 

1-10 

243 

Philippians, 

— 

56 

148 

1 

3-11 

287 

16 

13 

63 

— 

21-25 

589» 

2  Corinthians 

2: 

5-11 

130' 

1 

3  6 

644 

— 

25-30 

587 

3 

4  9 

247 

3 

7-9 

434 

6 

%. 

111 

3 

12-21! 

95> 

\IV 


TABLE    OF    TEXTS. 


Ca 

.     Vl~. 

Hymn 

Ch 

Ver. 

Hymn 

— 

2  7-21 

2<J1 

12 

1-11 

5S4 

4 

I 

288 

13 

41-16 

659 

^ 

4-7 

si 

James. 

— 

19,20 

73 

1 

16-21 

1t0 

Colossians 

2  2-27 

174 

1 

9-14 

29o 

2 

IS 

167 

-**_ 

16 

339 

1  Peter. 

2 

15 

399 

1 

3,  4,  5 

244 

o 

I 

224 

2 

11-20 

166 

MB. 

12-17 

86 



21-25 

162 

1  Thessalonia 

as. 

— 

6 

523 

4 

1-7 

114 

3 

8-15 

219 

. 

13-18 

209 

— 

20-21 

370 

; 

17 

443 

— 

22 

200 

2  Thessaloiiians. 

4 

8-U 

184 

1 

3-10 

303 

— 

12-19 

62 

1  Timothy 

— 

12-19 

6-33 

3 

1-13 

517 

s 

6-11 

211 

2  Timothy- 

_ 

8 

212 

4 

7    3 

501 

2  Peter. 

Titus, 

1 

16-21 

90 

l 

5 

521 

2 

22 

117 

— 

7-9 

517 

3 

3-13 

307 

2 

10-41 

115 

1  John. 

» 

11-14 

40 

3 

13-18 

207 

3 

1,  2 

631 

4 

8 

328 

— 

4-7 

44 



16-21 

203 

Hebrews. 

5 

4-10 

158 

.- 

7,8 

426 



6 

159 

4 

2 

3^94 

Revelation 

• — 

9 

552 

1 

5-7 

365 

i 

374 

5 

6,  8,  9-12 

382 

— 

127 



11 

386 

-— 

25 

362 

— 

12 

131 

1 

127 

20 

11 

308 

--, 

11-15 

126 

22 

16 

65 

11 

5-10 

146 

HYMNS  AND  PSALMS 


PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 


BEGINNING  OF  PUBLIC   WOBSH   ' 


1 


L.  M, 

1  "TJERE,  blessed  Jesus,  we  appear, 
JLJL  Thy  sacred  word  of  truth  to  hear  ,i 
Diaw  from  this  world  our  minds  to  I 
And  faithful  hearers  we  shall  be. 

2  How  wretched  is  our  state  of  mi 
Our  hearts,  how  stupid,  deaf,  and  bli 
The  way  of  life  we  do  not  know, 
Nor  have  we  pow'r  therein  to  go. 

3  Thy  grace  to  us,  dear  Lord,  afford, 
To  liear  and  understand  thy  word  ; 
Lo !  here  we  wait  for  grace  divine 5 
Till  ev'ry  heart  be  truly  thine. 

4  "Without  thy  grace  we  hear  in  vain  ; 
In  doubts  and  darkness  we  remain. 
Till  thou  art  pleased  that  light  to  give^ 
That  light  in  which  our  souls  may  ' 

a  We  pray  thee,  Lord,  to  us  draw  near ; 
Our  feeble  pray'r  and  praises  hear — 
According  to  thy  promise,  Lord! 
We  wait  thy  Spirit  with  the  word. 


■2 


L.  M. 

1  "PiEAR  Jesus,  here  we  now  attend, 
I  )  We  pray  thy  blessed  Spirit  send ! 
By  which  the  way  of  life  is  shown, 
And  all  thy  sacred  truths  made  known,. 
15 


3,   4  PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

2  Prepare  our  lips  to  sing  thy  praise, 
And  fill  our  minds  with  heav'nly  grace*, 
Our  faith  increase,  our  love  perfect, 
And  in  the  way  of  truth  direct. 

3  Cause  us  to  sing  with  one  accord 
To  thee,  our  holy,  holy  Lord ! 
Until  we  see  thy  glorious  face, 

And  praise  thee  with  eternal  praise*  f 

0  C.  M. 

1  rpO  thee,  O  Savior,  glory  be! 
_i_    This  is  the  day  of  rest, 

On  which  we  join  to  worship  thee, 
Thee,  O  thou  ever  bless'd  ! 

2  This  is  the  day  the  Savior  rose, 

And  set  us  pris'ners  free ; 
The  day  which  the  apostles  chose, 
The  day  of  rest  to  "be* 

3  On  which  the  Christian  church  should  meet. 

To  praise  our  gracious  Lord! 
To  worship  at  his  mercy-seat, 
To  hear  and  learn  his  word* 

4  Lord,  here  we  join  thy  praise  to  sing! 

Lord,  here  we  join  to  pray : 
To  worship  thee,  our  Lord  and  King, 
Our  life,  the  truth,  the  way*  t 

A  C.  M. 

4  Psalm  118,24-26-. 

1  rPHIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made ; 
J_    He  calls  the  hours  his  own  ; 

Let  heav'n  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2  To-day  he  rose  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell ; 
To-day  the  saints  his  triumphs  spread, 
And  all  his  wonders  tell. 
16 


PUBLIC    WORSHir.  5,  0 

3  Rosanna!  to  th5  anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son! 
Help  us;  O  Lord !  descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  be  the  Lord  who  comes  to  men, 

With  messages  of  grace  ; 
Who  comes  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 
')  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 
The  church  on  earth  can  raise  ; 
The  highest  heav'ns  in  which  he  reigns, 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise. 
\  L.  M. 

•J  Psalm  100. 

1  TT^ITH  one  consent,  let  all  the  earth 

\  \      To  God  their  cheerful  voices  raise  ; 
Glad  homage  pay,  with  awful  mirth, 
And  sing  before  him  songs  of  praise  : 

2  Convinc'd  that  he  is  God  alone, 

From  whom  both  we  and  all  proceed  ; 
We,  whom  he  chooses  for  his  own, 
The  ilock  that  he  vouchsafes  to  feed. 

3  0  enter  then  his  temple  gate, 

Thence  to  his  courts  devoutly  press  ; 
And  still  your  grateful  hymns  repeat, 

And  still  his  name  with  praises  bless. 
4-  For  he^s  the  Lord,  supremely  good, 

His  mercy  is  for  ever  sure  ; 
His  truth,  which  always  firmly  stood, 

To  endless  ages  shall  endure. 

a  s.  m. 

U  Psalm  95. 

1    /^OME,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
\J  And  hymns  of  glory  sing  ; 
Jehovah  is  the  sov'reign  God, 
The  universal  King. 
17 


4  PUBLIC    WORSHIP-. 

2  He  iornv'd  the  deeps  unknown; 

He  gave  the  seas  their  bound ; 
The  wat'ry  worlds  are  all  his  own, 
And  all  the  solid  ground.. 

3  Come,  worship  at  his  throne  ; 

Come,  bow  before  the  Lord : 
We  are  his  works,  and  not  our  own ; 

He  forrrrd  us  by  his  word. 
1  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod  ; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice> 

And  own  your  gracious  God. 

5  Bar  if  your  ears  refuse 

The  language  of  his  grace, 

hearts  grow  hard,  like  stubborn  Jews, 
That  unbelieving  race; 

Lord,  in  vengeance  drest, 
Will  lift  his  hand,  and  swear  : 
c:  You  that  despis?d  my  promised  rest, 
Shall  have  no  portion  there.-- 

7 

/  s.  u. 

1    1  EHOVAH,  mighty  God  ! 

»)    With  solemn  awe,  we  join 
To  worship  thee,  the  sovereign  Lord, 
And  make  thy  glories  known. 

I  With  songs  of  endless  praise. 
The  heav'ns  above  resound; 
Seraphic  songs,  harmonious  lays, 
To  thee  for  e'er  redound.. 

3  The  throngs,  around  thy  throne, 

On  golden  lyres,  raise 
Their  holy  songs,  in  joyful  tone, 
To  magnify  thy  praise. 

4  The  forest  and  the  field, 

The  ocean  and  the  skv, 
18 


8 


PUBLIC    "WORSHIP. 

Their  thousand  thousand  tributes  yield. 
Thy  name  to  glorify. 

If  heavens,  earth,  and  seas, 
With  all  their  nunrrous  train, 

Unite  to  praise,  in  sweetest  laysj 
Thee,  who  dost  ever  reign; 

Should  we  refv.se  to  sii 

Our  voices  high  to  raise, 
Who  are  thy  subjects,  Lord,  our  King. 

And  bound  to  show  thy  praise  ! 
Aid  our  devotions,  now, 

Thou  God,  enthronM  in  lig 
Our  passions  move,  our  souls  endow. 

With  themes  to  thy  delight. 
0,  disengage  our  minds 

From  ev'ry  worldly  care, 
And  raise  our  hearts,  with  pure  designs. 

To  worship  in  thy  fear.  c.  as 


Psaim  SI,  1,  4,  C,  5. 

1  TliTY  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 
jS±_  To  which  thy  God  resorts  ! 
'Tis  heav'n  to  see  his  smiling  face, 

Though  in  his  earthly  courts. 

2  There,  the  great  Monarch  of  the  skies 

His  saving  pow'r  displays  ; 
And  light  breaks  in  upon  our  eyes. 
With  kind  and  quick' ning  rays. 

3  With  his  rich  gifts,  the  heav'nly  Dove 

Descends,  and  tills  the  place, 
While  Christ  reveals  his  wondrous  love> 
And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 

4-  There,  mighty  God,  thy  words  declare 
The  secrets  of  thy  will ; 
And  still  we  seek  thy  mercy  there, 
And  sing  thy  praises  still. 
19 


9  PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

5  My  heart  and  flesh  cry  out  for  thee, 

While  far  from  thine  abode ; 
"When  shall  I  tread  thy  courts,  and  see 
My  Savior  and  my  God. 

6  The  sparrow  builds  herself  a  nest, 

And  suffers  no  remove  ; 
O  make  me,  like  the  sparrows,  blest. 
To  dwell  but  where  I  love. 

7  To  sit  one  day  beneath  thine  eye, 

And  hear  thy  gracious  voice, 
Exceeds  a  whole  eternity 
Employed  in  carnal  joys. 

S  Lord,  at  thy  threshold  I  would  wait, 
While  Jesus  is  within, 
Rather  than  fill  a  throne  of  state, 
Or  live  in  tents  of  sin. 

9  Could  I  command  the  spacious  land, 
And  the  more  boundless  sea, 
For  one  blest  hour  at  thy  right  hand, 
I'd  £ive  them  both  away. 

Q  L.  M. 

•J  Matth.  18,  20. 

1  "TT^  HERE  two  or  three,  with  sweet  accord. 

\  V     Meet  in  the  name  of  Christ  the  Lord, 
Join  to  recount  his  acts  of  grace, 
And  offer  solemn  pray'r  and  praise  : 

2  "  There,  in  the  midst  of  them,  am  I," 
The  Savior  saith,  who  reigns  on  high  : 
"  To  them  unveil  my  smiling  face. 
And  shed  my  glories  round  the  place. v 

3  We  meet  at  thy  command,  dear  Lord, 
Relying  on  thy  faithful  word  : 

O  may  thy  Spirit  from  above, 
Fill  all  our  hearts  with  heav'nlv  iove, 
20 


IUBLIC    WORSHIP.  9-A.  0~F> 

Q-A  .    c-  M- 

•  '    ^\^  .nt  reception  of  God  g  i 

1      \   LMIGHTY  God,  thy  word  is  cast 
J\^  Like  5eet^  uPon  the  ground  ; 
0  let  the  dew  of  heav?n  descend, 
And  shed  its  infiu'nee  round. 
1  not  the  foe  of  Christ  and  man 
This  holy  seed  remove  ; 
May  it  take  root  in  ewry  heart. 
And  grow  in  faith  and  love! 

3  Let  not  this  life's  deceitful  cares, 
Xor  worldly  wealth  and  joy, 
Nor  scorching  beam,  nor  stormy  blast 
The  rising  plant  destroy. 
4-  Where'er  the  word  of  life  is  sown, 
A  large  increase  bestow, 
That  all  who  hear  thy  message,  Lord. 
Its  saving  pow'r  may  know. 

0-~R  s-  M 

•J    JL)  Exhortation  to  praise  and  thanlcsgivxv g • 

i       \    RISE  and  bless  the  Lord, 
jLJL  ^"e  people  of  his  choice  ; 
Arise,  and  bless  the  Lord  your  I 
With  heait,  and  soul,  and  voice. 
*2  Though  high  above  all  praise, 
Above  all  blessing  high, 
Who  would  not  fear  his  holy  I  a 
And  laud,  and  magnify  ? 

3  0  for  the  living  flame, 

From  his  own  altar  brought, 
To  touch  our  lips,  our  souls  inspire, 
And  wing  to  heav'n  our  thought. 

4  God  is  our  strength  and  song, 

And  his  salvation  ours  ; 
Then  be  his  love  in  Christ  proclaim 'd 
With  all  cur  ransom'd  pow'rs. 
21 


K 


5M5,  9-D  TtBLIC    WORSHIP* 

'3  Arise,  and  bless  the  Lord ; 
The  Lord  your  God  adore; 
Arise-,  and  bless  his  glorious  name-, 
Henceforth,  forever  more-. 
1  L.    M. 

J  Living  bread. 

T'HY  presence,  gracious  God,  afford; 
Prepare  us  to  receive  thy  word : 
Now  let  thy  voice  engage  our  ear. 
And  faith  be  mix'd  with  what  we  heart 

2  Distracting  thoughts  and  cares  remove* 
And  nx  our  hearfs  and  hopes  above', 
With  food  divine  may  we  be  fed) 
And  satisfied  with  living  bread. 

3  To  us  the  sacred  word  apply. 
With  so v'reign  power  and  energy  ; 
And  may  we,  in  thy  faith  and  fear, 
Reduce  to  practice  what  we  hear. 

4  Father,  in  us  thy  Son  reveal ; 
Teach  us  to  know  and  do  thy  will : 
Thy  saving  power  and  love  display, 
And  guide  us  to  the  realms  of  day. 

h   X\  CM. 

\J      I  J  Invoking  God's  presence  and  'blessing 

1  TTJITHIN  thy  house,  0  Lord  our  God> 

\  V     In  majesty  appear; 
Make  this  a  place  of  thine  abode, 
And  shed  thy  blessings  here. 

2  As  we  thy  mercy-seat  surround, 

Thy  Spirit,  Lord,  impart : 
And  let  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound, 
With  power  reach  every  heart. 

3  Here  let  the  blind  their  sight  obtain*, 

Here  give  the  mourner  rest ; 
Let  Jesus  here  triumphant  reign, 
EnthronM  in  ewry  breast. 
22 


pr-BLie  worship.         9-E,  9-1 

4  Here  let  the  voice  of  sacred  joy 
And  fervent  prayer  arise, 
Till  higher  strains  our  tongues  employ, 
In  bliss  beyond  the  skies* 

0-V  .C*M 

U      11  A  blessing  on  tJie  word. 

1  /~\NCE  more  we  come  before  our  God  * 
\J  Once  more  his  blessing  ask  : 

O  may  not  duty  seem  a  load, 
Nor  worship  prove  a  task. 

2  Father,  thy  quick'ning  Spirit  send 

From  heav'n,  in  Jesus'  name, 
And  bid  our  waiting  minds  attend, 
And  put  our  souls  in  frame. 

3  May  we  receive  the  word  we  hear, 

Each  in  an  honest  heart ; 
And  keep  the  precious  treasure  there, 

And  never  with  it  part, 
i  To  seek  thee,  all  our  hearts  dispose  '> 

To  each  thy  blessings  suit ; 
A iid  let  the  seed  thy  servant  sows, 

Produce  abundant  fruit. 

O-V  8>  '>  8=  »• 

*J     JL  The  Triune  God  glorified. 

1    T1  LORY  to  th'  almighty~Father, 
VT  Fountain  of  eternal  love, 
Who,  his  wand'ring  sheep  to  gather. 
Sent  a  Savior  from  above. 
%  To  the  Son  all  praise  be  given, 

Who,  with  love  unknown  before, 
Left  the  bright  abode  of  heaven, 
And  our  sin  and  sorrows  bore. 
3  Equal  strains  of  warm  devotion 
Let  the  Spirit's  praise  employ} 
Author  of  each  pure  emotion  : 

Source  of  wisdom,  peace,  and  iov,. 
23  *   * 


10,   11  PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

4  Thus,  while  our  glad  hearts,  ascending, 
Glorify  Jehovah's  name, 
Heavenly  songs  with  ours  are  blending: 
There  the  theme  is  still  the  same. 


10 


CONCLUSION  OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

C.  M. 


1  "AT^E  humbly  thank  thee,  gracious  Lord, 

\  \      Thy  blessed  name  we  praise  ; 
We  praise  thee  for  thy  holy  word, 
And  ev'ry  means  of  grace. 

2  0,  may  the  word  which  we  have  heard, 

Fill  us  with  holy  zeal, 
And  may  our  slothful  minds  be  stir'd 
To  seek  and  do  thy  will. 

3  With  faith  and  love  fill  ev'ry  mind, 

With  reverence  and  fear, 
Cause  us  to  seek,  that  we  may  find 
Thy  Spirit  with  us  here. 

4  Extend  to  us  thy  gracious  hands, 

Bless  us  with  heav'nly  j^race — 
So  shall  we  live  to  thy  commands, 
And  walk  in  all  thy  ways. 

5  Grant  us  thy  blessing  from  above, 

Dear  Lord,  before  we  part, 
So  shall  we  know  that  thou  art  love, 

And  feel  thy  grace  at  heart.  } 


n 


L.  M. 

1  rpHY  presence,  everlasting  God! 

X    Wide  through  all  nature  spreads  abroad  : 
Thy  watchful  eyes,  which  never  sleep, 
In  ev'ry  place  thy  children  keep. 

2  While  near  each  other  we  remain, 
Thou  dost  our  lives  and  pow'rs  sustain; 

24 


Pl'ELlC    WORSHIP.  10.   13 

When  separate,  we  rejoice  to  share 

Thy  counsels  and  thy  gracious  care. 
•3  To  thee  we  now  commit  our  ways, 

Anil  still  implore  thy  heav'nly  grace  ; 

Still  car,-  on  us  to  shine. 

And  guard  and  guide  us  still  as  thine, 
i  Give  us.  in  thy  beloved  house, 

Again  to  pay  our  grateful  vows  ; 
no  more  be  known, 

Give  us  to  meet  around  thy  throne. 


12 


3*7,8,7,4,7. 
1     |    ORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing — 
\_i  Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace  ; 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  ling  grace; 

i  efresh  us ! 
Traveling  through  tl  less. 

i  :.tion, 
For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound  : 

May  nee 

With  us  evermore  be  found. 

.  whene'er  the  sig        '•  given, 

Us  from  earth  to  call  aws 
Borne  on  angels'  wings  to  heaven, 
Glad  to  leave  our  cumbious  cl 

May  we,  ready, 
Rise  and  reign  in  endless  day  ! 

lb  L.  M. 

1    T\ISMISS  us  with  thy  blessing,  Lord— 
_[  /  Kelp  us  to  feed  upon  thy  word, 
All  that  has  been  amiss  forgive, 
And  let  thy  truth  within  us  live. 
b  25 


ltJ-A,   18-B         PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

2  Tho'  we  are  guilty,  thou  art  good — 
Wash  all  our  works  in  Jesus'  blood  j 
Give  ev'ry  fetter'd  soul  release, 
And  bid  us  all  depart  in  peace* 


13-A 


C.  M. 

1  VOW  may  the  God  of  peaee  and  love,. 
JL>     Who  from  th'  imprisoning  grave 
Restord  the  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 

Omnipotent  to  save; — 

2  Through  the  rich  merits  of  that  blood 

Which  he  on  Calv'ry  spilt, 
To  make  th5  eternal  cov'nant  sure, 
On  which  our  hopes  are  built ; — 

3  Perfect  our  souls  in  ev'ry  grace, 

To  'complish  all  his  will ; 
And  all  that  's  pleasing  in  his  sight 
Inspire  us  to  fulfil. 

4  For  the  great  Mediator's  sake 

We  ev'ry  blessing  pray  ; 
With  glory  let  his  name  be  crown'd, 
Through  heav'n's  eternal  day. 

19    T)  4  lines  7s. 

J_ •) "~  j  )        Fo r  a  gen e ra I  hies s i??g . 

1  VfOW  may  He  who  from  the  dead 
_[_>    Brought  the  Shepherd  of  the  sheep. 
Jesus  Christ,  our  King  and  Head, 

All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

2  May  he  teach  us  to  fulfil 

What  is  pleasing  in  his  sight ; 
.VEake  us  perfect  in  his  will, 
And  preserve  us  day  and  night. 

3  To  that  great  Redeemer's  praise, 

Who  the  cov'nant  seal'd  with  blood, 
Let  our  hearts  and  voices  raise 
Loud  thanksgivings  to  our  God. 
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PUBLIC  WORSHIP.       13-C,  13-D,  14 

1  q_p  L.  H. 

±0     \J    The  peace  of  God  shall  Icerp^  $-c. 

1  rpHE  peace  which  God  alone  reveals, 
J_  And  by  his  word  of  grace  imparts. 
Which  only  the  believer  feels, 

Direct,  and  keep,  and  cheer  our  hearts. 

2  And  may  the  holy  Three  in  One. 

The  Father,  Word,  and  Comforter, 
Pour  an  abundant  blessing  down 
On  ev'ry  soul  assembled  here  ! 


lO    T\         8,7,8,7,8,7,8,7. 

_LV     JL7     The  apostolic  benediction. 

MAY  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Savior. 
And  the  Fathers  boundless  love, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 

Rest  upon  us  from  above  : 
Thus  may  we  abide  in  union 

With  each  other  and  the  Lord  ; 

And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 

Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford. 


AFTER  PRONOUNCING  THE  BEE-- 


14 


L.  M. 

1  T)LESS  us,  dear  Lord,  departing  hence, 

l)  Bless  us  when  we  attend  again  : 
Support  our  lives,  be  our  defence — 
Thy  blessing  and  thy  grace  remain. 

2  Bless  us  with  wisdom,  health,  and  peace 

0  may  thy  srace  to  us  be  giv'n  ! 
When  this,  our  present  life,  shall  cease, 
Then  let  us  be  the  heirs  of  heav'n. 


15.   li)  PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


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C.  M. 

1  V    0\V  we  depart,  we  sing  and  pray, 
_\    We  trust  to  h?av"nly  aid; 

The  Lord  will  keep  us  in  his  way. 
And  grant  us  all  we  need. 

2  The  Lord  his  blessing  will  renew. 

To  all  who  trust  his  word ; 
And  they  who  seek  his  will  to  do, 
\\'ill  find  a  irracious  Lord! 


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S.  M. 

/   tNCE  more  before  we  part, 
\  )  Great  God,  attend  our  pray'r ; 
And  seal  the  gospel  on  the  heart 
Of  ev-'ry  person  here. 

And  if  we  meet  no  more, 

On  Zioivs  holy  ground, 
O  may  we  reach  that  bli-ssful  shore, 

Where  all  thy  saints  are  bound. 
Where  angels  round  thy  throne, 

And  saints  that  dwelt  below. 
Worship  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 

And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 


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FOR  THE  GOS         -     lND  EPISTLES 

THROUGHOUT    THE 

ECCLESIASTICAL  YEAR. 


FIRST  SUNDAY   IN  ADVENT. 

GosrEL.— Matth.  %\.  1-9. 


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L.  31. 

1  /^OMEj  0  thoa  Prince  of  glory,  come  ! 

\J  O  dwell  with  us,  here  make  thy  home  ; 
To  all  the  nations  show  thy  light. 
And  bring  the  way  of  truth  to  sight. 

2  To  thee  is  known  all  we  do  need. 
Thou  art  our  comforter  indeed: 

We  give  our  hearts  and  minds  to  th      j 
O  may  thy  dwelling  with  us  be ! 

3  But  O!  thou  art  already  here, 

As  thou  dost  in  thy  word  declare  : 
We  know  that  thou  art  good  and  kind; 
Thy  grace  works  sweetly  on  our  mind. 

4  0  rill  our  hearts  with  heav'nly  love  ! 
Teach  us  true  wisdom  from  above  : 
Our  hearts  and  wills  to  thee  incline. 
And  cause  us  to  be  wholly  thin   . 

•5  Direct  our  minds  in  all  thy  ways  : 

Our  tongues  employ  to  show  thy  praise — 
So  shall  we  serve  thee  as  we  ought, 
In  all  our  actions,  words,  and  thought. 

6  Grant  us  thy  blessed  Spirit's  aid. 
By  which  our  feeble  minds  are  stay'd; 
Increase  our  hope,  confirm  our  faith, 
And  make  us  faithful  unto  death. 
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7  With  heav'nly  aid  our  souls  revive, 
In  faith,  and  truth,  and  love  to  thrive, 
Till  we  with  holy  angels  sing, 
Ilosanna  to  the  Lord  our  king. 


18 


C.  M. 

1  pOULD  we,  O  Savior!  worthy  be, 
Vv  Thou  Sovereign,  Lord,  and  King,. 
As  to  receive  and  welcome  thee,. 

Who  dost  salvation  bring. 

2  All  nations  for  thy  coming  wait, 

And  wish  to  know  thee  near; 
Let  Zion  open  ev'ry  gate, 
Till  thou,  OKing!  appear. 

3  Thy  Zion  streweth  forth  her  palms 

To  ornament  thy  way  ; 
And  we  will  worship  thee  with  psalms, 
And  humbly  sing  and  pray. 

4  Our  souls  are  nourished  by  thy  graces 

To  praise  thee  is  our  theme  ; 
Our  hearts  are  fill'd  with  thankfulness  ; 
We  bless  and  praise  thy  name. 

3  How  great  has  thy  compassion  been, 
Thou  Savior  of  mankind  ! 
When  all  the  world  lay  dead  in  sin, 
And  no  relief  could  find, 

o  Then  didst  thou,  mighty  Savior,  come 
To  set  us  prisoners  free, 
To  ransom  us,  to  take  us  home, 
To  be  and  dwell  with  thee. 
7   We  praise  thee,  O  thou  mighty  One ! 
Thy  mercies  we  adore  ; 
To  thee,  O  Savior,  thee  alone  ! 
Be  praise  for  evermore. 
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yiRST    SUNDAY    IM    ADVENT.        19,  00 

Epistle Rom.  13,  11-1 4. 


1    \1  ^E  are  by  the  Apostle  taught, 
\  \      And  in  his  doctrine  see, 
How  careful  ev'ry  Christian  ought 
In  all  his  life  to  be. 
I  The  gospel  brings  the  truth  to  light, 
And  spreads  a  bright  display. 
And  ignorance,  like  as  the  night, 
Thereby  is  driv'n  away. 

3  This  blessed  light  to  us  is  shown, 

O  may  it  shine  within, 
To  make  our  state  by  nature,  known, 
And  feel  the  weight  of  sin. 

4  Yet,  sure  salvation  through  the  blood 

Of  Jesus  we  obtain, 
And  thus  restor'd  unto  our  God, 

And  made  his  own  again. 
b  Then,  O  ye  Christians  !  pray  be  wise  ; 

Exert  your  inmost  pow'r; 
Strive  from  the  sleep  of  sin  to  rise ; 

Awake,  and  sleep  no  more. 

0  The  night  is  past  and  fully  spent ; 

Let  works  of  darkness  cease  : 
The  blessed  light  which  Jesus  sent 

Creates  establish'd  peace.  i 

Of)  c.  M. 

C\J  Psalm  119,  1-8. 

1  TTOW  bless'd  are  they  who  always  keep 
JtjL  The  pure  and  perfect  way  ! 

Who  never  from  the  sacred  paths 
Of  God's  commandments  stray  ! 

2  How  bless'd,  who  to  his  righteous  laws 

Have  still  obedient  been ! 
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2}  SECOND    SUNDAY    IH    ADVE.M. 

And  have  with  fervent  humble  zeal 
His  favor  sought  to  win! 

3  Such  men  their  utmost  caution  use 

To  shun  each  wicked  deed; 

But  in  the  path  which  he  directs 

With  constant  care  proceed. 

-i  Thou  strictly  hast  enjoin'd  us,  Lord, 
To  learn  thy  sacred  will ; 
And  all  our  diligence  employ 
Thy  statutes  to  fulfil. 

-j   0  then  that  thy  most  holy  will 
jvlight  o'er  my  ways  preside, 
And  I  the  course  of  all  my  life 
By  thy  direction  guide  ! 
(3  Then  with  assurance  should  I  walk, 
From  all  confusion  free  ;  ' 
Convine'd,  with  joy,  that  all  my  ways 
With  thy  commands  agree. 
7  My  upright  heart  shall  my  glad  mouth 
With  cheerful  praises  fill ; 
When,  by*  thy  righteous  judgments  taught, 
I  shall  have  learnt  thy  will. 
S  So  to  thy  sacred  laws  shall  I 
All  due  observance  pay  ; 
0  then  forsake  me  not,  my  God, 
Xor  cast  me  quite  away. 


SECOND  SUNDAY  IX  ADVE.M. 

Gospel.— Luke  21,  25-30. 


21 


L.  M. 

TTE  nations,  who  on  earth  do  dwell, 
X    Hear  what  the  Savior  doth  foretell 
Great  signs  and  wonders  there  shall  be, 
Distress  and  great  perplexity, 
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SECOND  SUNDAY  IN  ADVENT.      X 

2  And  darkness  hide  the  glorious  sun, 
And  blackness  shall  obscure  the  moon, 
Yea,  ev'ry  star  will  cease  to  shine, 
And  all  their  glit'ring  rays  decline. 

3  The  hearts  of  men  shall  fail  with  fear, 
Who  wait  for  things  that  shall  appear: 
The  seas  with  great  convulsions  roar  : 
The  heavens  shake  with  all  their  pow'r. 

4  Then  shall  the  mighty  Savior  come, 
In  glory,  power,  and  wisdom  ; 

Ye  faithful  then  look  up  on  hig 

And  see  your  great  redemption  nigh. 

5  O  heed  the  Savior's  parable  ; 
Behold  the  fig-tree  shows  full  well, 

AY  hen  she  puts  forth  her  tender  bough. 
The  summer  then  is  near,  ye  know. 

6  Thus,  when  these  noted  signs  ye  set* 
AYith  all  the  Savior;s  words  agree, 
Then  may  ye  fully  understand, 

The  Savior's  kingdom  is  at  hand. 

7  Dear  Lord,  prepare  us  for  the  day, 
May  we  be  wise  to  watch  and  pray  ! 
Prepare  us,  Lord,  to  stand  the  test, 

And  share  the  blessing  with  the  bless'd.     : 


3  L.  M. 

4  Isaiah  24,  18-20. 

HOW  great,  how  terrible  that  God, 
AA'ho  shakes  creation  with  his  nod  i 
He  frowns,  and  earth's  foundations  shake. 
And  all  the  wheels  of  nature  break. 
2  AA'here  now,  0  where,  shall  sinners  seek 
For  shelter  in  the  general  wreck  ? 
Shall  falling  rocks  be  o'er  them  thrown  ? 
See  rocks,  like  snow,  dissolving  down  ! 
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23      SECOND  SUNDAY  19  ADVENT. 

3  In  vain  for  mercy  now  they  cry; 
In  lakes  of  liquid  iire  they  lie; 
There  on  the  flaming  billows  tost, 
Tor  ever,  0,  for  ever  lost ! 

4  But  saints  undaunted  and  serene, 

Your  eyes  shall  view  the  dreadful  scene} 
Your  Savior  lives,  the  worlds  expire  ; 
And  earth  and  skies  dissolve  hi  fire. 

5  Jesus,  the  helpless  sinner's  friend, 
To  thee  my  all  I  dare  commend; 
Thou  canst  preserve  my  feeble  soul, 
When  lightnings  blaze  from  pole  to  pole-. 


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Epistle — Rom.  15,  4-13. 


L,  M. 


1  r\  OD'S  faithful  promises  are  sure-, 
VT  Afford  us  life  and  vital  pow'r; 
Our  aid,  our  comfort,  trust,  and  hope, 
in  all  afflictions  bear  us  up. 

2  This  is  the  word  by  which  we  live, 
What  consolations  will  it  give  ! 
True  peace  and  joy  the  humble  mind 
In  these  bless'd  promises  shall  find. 

■3  No  gi  eater  blessings  can  be  known, 
No  greater  mercies  can  be  shown, 
Than  understand  that  precious  word, 
And  to  rejoice  in  Christ  the  Lord. 

4  O  !  let  us  then  with  patience  wait* 
God's  promises  are  sure  and  great: 
His  gifts  and  graces  from  above, 
Will  fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  love. 

5  We  bless  and  praise  the  Savior's  name, 
By  whom  this  great  salvation  came ; 
With  all  the  nations  sing  his  praise, 
And  thank  him  for  his  saving  grace. 

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THIRD  SUNDAY  HI  ADVENT.   24,  23 

C.    flfc 

Psalm  133. 
O  !  what  an  entertaining  sight 
Those  friendly  brethren  prove. 
Whose  cheerful  hearts  in  bands  unite, 

Of  harmony  and  love  ! 
Where  streams  of  bliss  from  Christ  the  spring, 

Descend  on  ev'ry  soul, 
And  heav'nly  peace  with  balmy  wing; 

Shades  and  bedews  the  whole  : 
-Tis  like  the  oil  divinely  sweet 

On  Aaron's  rev'rend  head  ; 
The  trickling  drops  perfum'd  his  feet, 

And  o'er  his  garments  spread. 
'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews 

That  fall  on  Zion's  hill, 
Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shows. 

And  makes  his  grace  distill-. 


THIRD  SUNDAY  IN  ADVENT. 

Gospel Matth.  11,2-11, 

Cd  L.  M. 

J    TTTHEN  John  in  prison  came  to  hear 
\  V     How  great  the  works  of  Jesus  were, 
"Sent  his  disciples  for  to  know 
Their  Savior  Christ,  and  own  him  too, 

I  When  they  to  Christ  inquiring  came, 
He  bid  them  go  to  John  again, 
And  show  to  him  where  they  had  been, 
And  tell  the  wonders  they  had  seen. 

3  The  blind  are  made  to  see  the  light, 
The  dead  to  feel  his  pow'r  and  might, 
The  deaf  to  hear,  the  dumb  to  talk, 
The  lepers  cleans'd,  the  lame  to  walk> 
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26,  Zi        THIRD    SUNDAY    LN    ADVENT. 

4-  The  poor,  they  hear  the  gospel  sound. 
Which  heals  the  soul  of  ev'ry  wound  ; 
They  learn  to  know  the  way  of  peace. 
The  way  to  endless  happiness. 

0  How  happy  and  how  bless'd  are  they 
Who  know  that  Jesus  is  The  way. 
They  hear  the  cross,  and  are  resign'd 
To  follow  Christ  with  heart  and  mind. 

6  Should  we  not  praise  the  Lord,  our  King. 
Who  did  salvation  to  us  bring, 
Who  pities  men,  the  fallen  race, 
And  came  to  make  them  heirs  oi  grace  .? 

26 

1  TOEHOLD  the  blind  their  sight  receive  ! 
_0  Behold  the  dead  awake  and  live  ! 
The  dumb  speak  wonders  !  and  the  lame 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name  ! 

2  Thus  doth  tlr  eternal  Spirit  own 
And  seal  the  mission  of  his  Son ; 
The  Father  vindicates  his  cause, 
While  he  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3  He  dies ;  the  heavns  in  mourning  stood  . 
He  rises  !  and  appears  a  God  : 

Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high, 
No  more  to  bleed,  no  more  to  die  ! 

4  Hence  and  forever  from  my  heart 
I  bid  my  doubts  and  fears  depart : 
And  to  those  hands  my  soul  resign. 
Which  bear  credentials  so  divine. 


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Epistle. — 1  Cor.  4,  1-5. 

C.  M. 

S  faithful  shepherds  of  the  Lord 
Must  we  accounted  be, 
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THIRD    -IMjAY    LN    ADVENT.  Uw 

j  minister  and  teach  the  word 

2  Xo  morp  the  Lord  himself  req- 

Than  to  be  just  and  true, 
And  ever  act  as  for  the  best 
Afl  :  \o  know. 

3  Though  we  are  oft  reproach'd  and  blam'd 

.  we  do  as  we  o   _      . 
But  0  !  the  truth  can  ne'er  be  sharrrd, 
Or  to  dishonor  brouj 
-i  Our  thoughts  and  actions  all  are  known. 
To  i  th  right ; 

Knows  whatever  is  dc . 
Br:  ght. 

•j  O  let  us  then 

.vatch  with  humble  pi 
Till  Gol,  whose  ways  are  just  and 

In  righteousness  : 

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I     M  IGH  on  his  everlasting  throne. 
i[    1  of  saints  his  work  sun 

Marks  the  denr  souls  he  calls 

-miles  on  the  peculiar  race, 
where  the  servants  of  the  Lord. 
A  busy  multitude,  appear; 
For  Jesus  day  and  night  employed, 
His  heritage  they  toil  to  clear. 

3  The  love  of  Christ  their  hearts  const: 

And  strengthens  their  unwearied  hands. 
They  spend  their  sweat,  and  blood,  and  pains. 
To  cultivate  Emmanuel's  lands. 

4  Jesus  their  toil  delighted  sees, 

Their  industry  vouchsafes  to  crown  ; 
He  kindly  gives  the  wish'd  increase, 
And  sends  the  promis'd  blessing  down, 
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.">  0  multiply  thy  sowers'  seed. 

And  fruit  they  ev'ry  hour  shall  bear : 
Throughout  the  world  thy  gospel  spread* 
Thine  everlasting:  truth  declare  ! 


FOURTH  SUNDAY  IN  ADVENT. 

Gos£>EL*---John  l,  19-28* 

29 

THE  priests  and  Levites  sent  to  John, 
They  ask'd  of  him  to  know  : 
Art  thou  the  great  Messiah  come, 
Thy  pow'r  on  earth  to  show  ? 

2  Art  thou  Elias  ?  tell  us  plain, 

What  office  dost  thou  bear? 
We  must  report  to  those  again, 
Those  who  have  sent  us  here. 

3  The  Jews  supposed  John  to  be 

Their  Savior  and  their  Lord  \ 
But  John  replied,  I  am  not  he, 
I  only  bear  record. 

4  As  the  great  prophet  hath  declard, 

I  am  the  voice  that  cry ; 
My  voice  is  in  the  deserts  heard  i 
Your  Prince  of  life  is  nigh. 

5  Prepare  your  gracious  Lord  to  meet ; 

Submit  unto  his  ways  ; 
And  truly  humbled  at  his  feet, 
Obtain  his  pard'ning  grace-. 

6  O !  could  we  be  like  unto  John, 

Submissive,  humble,  meek, 
To  honor  none  but  Christ  alone, 
And  none  but  him  to  seek. 
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FOURTH  SUNDAY  IN  ADVENT.      30 

OA  C.  M. 

OU  Luke  1,  6S  ;  John  1,  29-32. 

1  "VTOW  be  the  God  of  Israel  bless'd^ 
j\    Who  makes  his  truth  appear; 
His  mighty  hand  fulftls  his  word> 

And  all  the  oaths  he  sware. 

2  New  he  bedews  old  David's  root> 

With  blessings  from  the  skies  ; 
He  makes  the  branch  of  promise  grow, 
The  promis'd  horn  arise. 

3  [John  was  the  prophet  of  the  Lord, 

To  go  before  his  face  ; 
The  herald  which  our  Savior  God 
Sent  to  prepare  his  ways. 

4  He  makes  the  great  salvation  known> 

He  speaks  of  pardoird  sins  : 
While  grace  divine,  and  heav'nly  love, 
In  its  own  glory  shines. 

5  u  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,"  he  cries, 

M  That  takes  our  guilt  away  : 
I  saw  the  Spirit  o'er  his  head. 
On  his  baptizing  day.] 

6  Be  ev'ry  vale  exalted  high, 

Sink  ev'ry  mountain  low  ; 
The  proud  must  stoop,  and  humble  souls 
Shall  his  salvation  know. 

7  The  heathen  realms  with  Israel's  land 

Shall  join  in  sweet  accord ; 
And  all  that 's  born  of  man  shall  see 
The  glory  of  the  Lord. 

S  Behold  the  Morning-Star  arise, 
Ye  that  in  darkness  sit ; 
He  marks  the  path  that  leads  to  peace. 
And  guides  our  doubtful  feet." 

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31,  3*2    FOURTH  SUNDAY  1>*  ADVENT. 

Epistle. — Phil.  4.  4-7. 


31 


S.  M, 

1  T)  KJOICE  ye  in  the  Lord  ! 
JLY   Ye  Christians,  one  and  all; 
Rejoice  ye  in  his  sacred  word, 

Obey  his  blessed  call. 

2  Be  ye  possessed  with  love, 

Affectionate  and  kind, 
Endow'd  with  graces  from  above, 
And  the  bless'd  Savior's  mind. 

3  The  Lord  himself  is  nigh, 

Who  careth  for  your  cares  ; 
Your  ev'ry  want  he  will  supply, 
And  hear  your  humble  pray'rs. 

4  Our  pray'rs  and  our  request 

He  certainly  will  hear; 
Each  cross  will  serve  to  make  us  bless'd. 
That  here  on  earth  we  bear. 

5  Eternal  joy  and  peace, 

Shall  evermore  be  giv'n ; 
When  we  possess  such  life  and  grace, 
We  taste  the  joys  of  heav'n.  i 

O.-)  C.  M. 

O/Q  Psalm  14-5,  7-11. 

1  M  WEET  is  the  mem'ry  of  thy  grace, 
ij  My  God,  my  heav'nly  King; 

Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
Id  songs  of  glory  sing. 

2  God  reigns  on  high,  but  ne'er  confines 

His  goodness  to  the  skies  : 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shines 
And  ev'ry  want  supplies. 

3  With  longing  eyes  thy  creatures  wait 

On  thee,  for  daily  food ; 
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CHRISTMAS. 

Thy  lib'ral  hand  provides  their  meat. 
And  fills  their  mouths  with  good. 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord ! 

How  slow  thine  angei  m 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pardoning  word, 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

5  Creatures,  with  all  their  endless  race, 

Thy  pow'r  and  praise  proclaim; 
But  saints,  that  taste  thy  richer  grace. 
/it  to  bless 


THE   NATIVITY  OF  OUR   LORD,  OR  THE  BIRTH-I  . 

VST,  COMMONLY  CALLED  CHRISTMAS-DAY. 

Gospel* — Luke  2.  1-14,. 

•30  L.  M. 

1  F    OjsG  did  botl  d  prophets  wait, 
}  j  To  see  the  Lord  of  glory  gi 

Appear,  to  answer  tl  nd? 

To  prove  the  fallen  sinner's  friend. 

2  Of  him  the  prophets  long  foretold  ; 
The  fathers  wished  him  tc  behold  ; 
Him  all  the  nations  did  desire, 
And  angels  wisird  him  to  admire. 

3  Their  prophecies  are  now  fulnTd  ; 
The  glorious  myst'ry  is  reveal'd  ; 
The  Child  is  born,  the  Son  is  giv"r., 
The  Prince  of  life  is  come  from  heav 

4  His  name  is  Jesus  Christ  the  Lord. 
The  great  and  everlasting  Word  : 
He  came  to  execute  the  plan, 

To  save  the  fallen  race  of  man. 

5  He  is  the  Lord,  from  heaven  come, 
Our  human  nature  to  assume, 

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34  CHRISTMAS. 

Our  sins  to  bear,  his  blood  to  shed, 
And  bruise  and  crush  the  serpent's  head-. 

€  He  left  his  glorious  throne  above, 
And  comes  with  pity,  grace,  and  love  : 
He  comes  to  call  the  sons  of  men, 
And  turn  them  to  their  God  again. 

V  We  praise  thee,  O  thou  King  of  peace  I 
Who  art  our  life  and  righteousness"; 
Thou  virgin's  Son,  thou  David's  Star, 
No  creature  can  thy  love  declare. 

8  All  such  are  truly  dead  in  sin, 

Who  feel  themselves  not  mov'd  within^ 
To  join  with  Christians  here  on  earth, 
To  show  and  praise  the  Savior's  birth. 

9  Let  all  who  dwell  with  hosts  on  high, 
Engage  his  praise  to  magnify  ; 
With  all  the  efforts  they  can  raise, 

Thus  join  to  sing  the  Savior's  praise.  | 

04  L.  M. 

1   TT7HILST  shepherds  kept  their  flocks  by 
VV  night, 

An  angel  cloth'd  with  pow'r  and  light. 
Did  to  the  shepherds  there  appear, 
Which  fill'd  their  minds  with  dread  and  fear-. 

"2  But  to  their  comfort  thus  he  said  : 
Dear  shepherds,  be  ye  not  afraid, 
I  have  a  message  unto  you, 
Exceeding  joyful,  great,  and  true. 

3  This  day  is  born  in  David's  town, 
The  mighty  Prince  of  great  renown1; 
The  Lord  and  Savior  of  mankind ; 

In  Bethlehem  ye  shall  him  find* 

4  There  he  is  in  a  manger  laid, 

And  there  to  human  view  display'dj 
42 


CHRISTMAS.  35 

He,  who  hath  all  at  his  commands, 
Is  there  a  babe  in  swaddling-bands. 

3  There,  too,  an  ang'lic  host  appear d, 

And  thus  their  songs  of  praise  were  heard  : 
All  glory  be  to  God  on  high ! 
Who  brings  to  us  salvation  nigh. 

6  0  happy  news  !  sent  down  from  heav'n ; 
Since  peace  to  man  on  earth  is  giv'n, 
Good  will  from  God  to  man  shall  be, 
And  blessings  to  eternity.  X 

Sd  L.  31. 

1  T  MMANUEL  !  we  sing  thy  praise, 

J[   Thou  Prince  of  life!   thou  Spring  of  grace  f 
We  worship  thee  with  one  accord, 
Thou  virgin's  Son  !   thou  Lord  of  lords  ! 

2  We  join  w7ith  heav'nly  hosts  to  be 
Employed  with  those  who  worship  thee  ; 
Since  long  it  hath  been  our  request, 

That  thou  shouldst  come,  O  welcome  Guest ! 

3  How  often,  since  the  woild  was  made, 
Have  many  for  thy  coming  pray'd! 
The  fathers  and  the  prophets  were 
Desirous  that  thou  shouldst  appear, 

4  With  ardent  zeal  for  thee  did  look 
That  king  and  shepherd  of  thy  flock, 
That  man  who  so  well  pleased  theer 
Who  worshiped  thee  with  psaltery. 

0  O  may  the  Lord  from  Zion  come, 

To  break  our  bands,  and  take  us  home ! 

May  we  relief  by  him  obtain  f. 

That  Jacob  may  rejoice  again. 
6  Xow,  thou  art  come,  as  we  have  pray'd, 

And  in  a  stall  and  manger  laid; 

The  world  by  thee  is  cloth'd  and  fed ; 

Thou  hast  not  where  to  lay  thy  head. 
43 


96,  37  CHRISTMAS. 

7  Thy  dwellings  are  of  meanest  kind; 
Yet  all  the  heavens,  they  are  thine  : 
A  human  breast  affords  thee  food, 
Tho'  angels  worship  thee,  their  God. 

S  The  seas,  they  bound  at  thy  commands, 
And  thou  art  decked  with  swaddling-bands; 
Thou  art  our  God,  yet  deignst  to  be 
Expos'd  to  want  and  poverty. 

9  Thou  ait  the  fount  of  ev'ry  bliss, 
And  yet  exposed  to  great  distress : 
All  nations*  h^]?  art  thou  alone, 
Thou  seekest  help,  but  findest  none. 

10  We  praise  thee,  O  thou  ever  bless'd ! 
Our  praises  are  to  thee  address?d ; 

li  angels  join  to  praise  thy  name, 

Sure  we  are  bound  to  do  the  same.  i 

Oft  L.  M. 

*JU  Psalm  97,  6-9. 

1   rFHE  Lord  is  come  :  the  heavns  proclaim 

JL    His  birth  :  the  nations  learn  his  name  ; 

An  unknown  star  directs  the  road 

Of  Eastern  sages  to  their  God. 
'2  All  ye  bright  armies  of  the  skies, 

Go,  worship  where  the  Savior  lies  : 

Angels  and  kings  before  him  bow, 

Those  gods  on  high  and  gods  below. 
3  Let  idols  totter  to  the  ground, 

And  their  own  worshippers  confound  : 

But  Zion  shall  his  glories  sing, 

And  earth  confess  her  sovereign  King. 
Q7  C.  M. 

V  I  Luke  2,  8-15. 

I  TT^  HILE  shepherds  watclrd  their  flocks  by 
\A  nig*** 

All  seated  on  the  ground, 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  glory  shone  around. 
44 


CHRISTMAS.  & 

2  M  Fear  not.'-*  said  he,  for  mighty  dread 

Had  sei/.'d  their  troubled  mind  : 
w  Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

3  To  you.  in  David's  town,  this  day, 

Is  born  of  David's  line, 
The  Savior,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord; 

And  this  shall  be  the  sign  : 
1   The  heav'nly  Babe  you  there  shall  find. 

To  human  view  displayed, 
All  meanly  wrapt  in  swaddling-bands. 

And  in  a  manger  laid.*-' 

-1  Thus  spake  the  seraph,  and  forthwith 
Appear'd  a  shining  throng 
Of  angels,  praising  God,  who  thus 
Addressed  their  joyful  song  : 
6  •*'  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
And  to  the  earth  be  peace: 
Good  will,  henceforth,  from  heav'n  to  men 
Bes:in.  and  never  ceas   ." 


3 


0  L.  M\ 

n 


0     Gen.  49,  10  :  Dan.  0.  26  :  Hag.  2,  6. 

1  r~\  LORY  to  God!   who  reigns  above. 

VT  "Who  dwells  in  light,  whose  name  is  love  ; 
Ye  saints  and  angels,  if  ye  can, 
Declare  the  love  of  God  to  man. 

2  0  what  can  more  his  love  commend, 
His  dear,  his  only  Son  to  send  ! 

That  man,  eondemn'd  to  die,  might  live, 
And  God  be  glorious  to  forgive! 

3  Messiah  's  come — with  joy  behold 
The  days  by  prophets  long  foretold: 
Judah.  thy  royal  sceptre's  broke  ; 

And  time  still  proves  what  Jacob  spoke. 

4  Daniel,  thy  weeks  are  all  expired — 
The  time  prophetic  seals  requir'd  : 

45 


39  CHRISTMAS. 

Cut  off  for  sins,  but  not  his  own, 
Thy  Prince,  Messiah,  did  atone. 

o  We  see  the  prophecies  fulfil Jd 

In  Jesus,  that  most  wondrous  Child : 
His  birth,  his  life,  his  death  combine 
To  prove  his  character  divine. 

•1Q  S.  M. 

OV         Luke  1,  30,  fee.;  ch.  2,  10,  &c. 

i   TOEHOLD,  the  grace  appears, 
1)  The  promise  is  fulhl'd  ; 
Mary  the  wondrous  virgin  bears, 
And  Jesus  is  the  Child. 

2  [The  Lord,  the  highest  God, 

Calls  him  his  only  Son ; 
He  bids  him  rule  the  lands  abroad. 
And  gives  him  David's  throne. 

3  O'er  Jacob  shall  he  reign 

With  a  peculiar  sway ; 
The  nations  shall  his  grace  obtain, 

His  kingdom  ne'er  decay.] 
-1  To  bring  the  glorious  news, 

A  heav'nly  form  appears  ; 
He  tells  the  shepherds  of  their  joys, 

And  banishes  their  fears. 
o  ;;  Go,  humble  swains. *'  said  he, 

"  To  David's  city  fly  ; 
The  promised  infant,  born  to-day, 

Doth  in  a  manger  lie. 

6  With  looks  and  heart  serene, 

Go,  visit  Chri>t  your  King:v 
And  straight  a  flaming  troop  was  seen  : 
The  shepherds  heard  them  sing, 

7  "  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

And  heav'nly  peace  on  earth, 
Good  will  to  man,  to  angels  joy, 
At  the  Redeemer's  birth. " 
46 


CHRISTMAS.  10 


8  [In  worship  so  divine, 

Let  saints  employ  their  tongues, 
With  the  celestial  hosts  we  join, 
And  loud  repeat  their  songs  : 

9  "  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

And  heav'nly  peace  on  earth, 
Good  will  to  man,  to  angels  joy, 
At  our  Redeemer's  birth."] 


Epistle. — Titus  2,  11—11. 


10 


C.  M. 

1  rpHE  bless'd  and  saving  grace  of  God 
JL    Doth  plainly  now  appear  ; 

The  gospel  truths  are  understood, 
By  all  who  wish  to  hear. 

2  Such  light  and  knowledge  as  we  need, 

That  is  on  us  bestow'd  ; 
That  which  enlightens  us  indeed, 
To  know  the  living  God. 

3  This  grace,  that  hath  salvation  brought, 

It  proves  the  saving  means; 
And  thereby  we  are  likewise  taught, 
To  mortify  our  sins. 

I   I'n godliness  and  worldly  lust, 
They  must  be  crucified; 
And  ev'ry  base  affection  must 
By  Christians  be  denied. 
5  A  holy,  godly  life  to  live, 
Must  be  our  care  and  aim, 
And  for  each  blessing  we  receive, 
To  praise  the  Savior's  name. 
G  This  saving  grace  affords  us  hope 
And  knowledge,  love  and  pow'r; 
And  we  with  confidence  look  up 
To  Jesus  evermore. 
47 


41  CHRISTMAS. 

•11  Psalm  98. 

1  TOY  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come, 
»J    Let  earth  receive  her  Kins: ; 

Let  ev'ry  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heav'n  and  nature  sins:. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth,  the  Savior  reigns, 

Let  men  their  songs  employ. 
While  fields  and  floods,  rocks/hills,  and  plains, 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  Xo  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Xor  thorns  infest  the  ground  ; 
He  comes  to  make  his  "blessings  flow, 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 
1  Our  father  ate  forbidden  fruit, 
And  from  his  glory  fell, 
And  we,  his  children,  thus  were  brought 
To  death,  and  near  to  hell. 
3  Blest  be  the  Lord  who  sent  his  Son, 
To  take  our  ilesh  and  blood  ; 
He  for  our  lives  gave  up  his  own, 
To  make  our  peace  with  God. 
0  He  honor d  all  his  Father's  laws, 
Which  we  have  disol 
He  bore  our  sins  upon  the  cross, 
And  our  full  ransom  paid. 
7  Behold  him  rising  from  the  grave  j 
Behold  him  raised  on  high  : 
He  pleads  his  merit  there,  to  save 
Transgressors  doorrrd  to  die. 
S  Soon  shall  the  Lord  to  judgment  come, 
And  with  a  sovereign  voice 
Shall  call,  and  break  up  ev'ry  tomb, 
And  bid  his  saints  rejoice. 
9  0  may  I  then  with  joy  appear, 
Before  the  Judge's  face, 
48 


CHRISTMAS.  41-A 

•■  ith  the  blessM  assemblies  there 
Sin «r  his  redeeming  srace. 


[Frt  mi  of  Dr.  M.  LntJur9—BY  J.  S.J 

11-    \  L     M' 

1  •  >   I  CO  VIE  from  trr  lofty  heav'ns      -      .  :  — 

I    I  bring  a  new  melodious  lay  : 
A  rich  melodious  lay  I  bring, 
And  this  the  1 

2  "  Lo  !  from  a  chosen  maid  this  morn. 

•  ely  Babe  for  you  is  born  ; 

a  if t,  so  mild,  shall  be 
Your  joy.  your  sweet  felicity. 

3  "  He  is  the  Lord,  our  God  on  high  ' 
His  bounty  shall  your  need  supply, 
His  own  heart's  blood  your  ran 
And  wash  each  stain  of  guilt  ai 

4  "  He  brings  you  all  the  bliss  profound 
His  Father,  God.  diffuses  round, 
That  with  us  now  and  evermore. 

Ye  may  the  realms  of  light  explore. 

5  ;;  Now  mark  th  th  fond  desire, — 
The  mar  i                  i  mean  attir< 

L    !   there  you  find  the  Infant  lain, 
Whose  hands  the  universe  sustain. 

6  "  Come  all  and  let  us  joyful  be  \ 

*        e  with  the  shepherds  in  and  see 
What  God's  unbounded  love  has  done, 
To  bless  us  with  his  own  dear  Son.'5 

7  Attend,  my  heart !  behold  yon  shed  ! — 
Who  fills  that  rude,  that  lowly  bed  I 

c  '  49 


41-A  CHRISTMAS. 

What  babe  is  that  so  sweet,  so  fair  ? 
Jesus,  the  lovely  Babe,  is  there  I 

S  Welcome,  illustrious  Guest  sublime  ! 
Thou  hast  not  scorn'd  a  world  of  crime, 
But  come  in  banishment  to  me:— 
How  shall  I  pay  my  thanks  to  thee  I 

9  Alas  !  Creator,  Lord  of  all  ! 
Art  thou  the  inmate  of  a  stall ! 
And  hast  thou  lain  thy  lovely  head 
Where  menial  beasts  are  nightly  fed  ? 

10  Had  this  wide  world  far  wider  bound, 
Of  gems  and  gold  a  rich  compound, 

It  were  too  poor,  to  small  lo  be, 
A  narrow  cradle  bed  for  thee. 

11  The  swathing-band,  the  bri'ry  hay, 
Thy  purple  these,  thy  silk  array  ; 

On  these,  great  Monarch!  thou  canst  shine. 
Rich  as  upon  thy  throne  divine. 

12  Thus  wouldst  thou  teach  my  soul  to  see 
This  worthless  world's  reality  ; 

How  pow'r,  and  fame,  and  fortune's  store, 
Beneath  thy  splendor  shine  no  more. 

13  O  Jesus  !   lovely  Babe  divine  ! 
Thy  cradle  be  this  heart  of  mine  ,* 
There  make  a  pure,  soft  shrine  for  thee, 
That  I  may  ne'er  forgetful  be : — 

1 1  That  gladness  may  forever  string 
My  chainless  soul  to  leap  and  sing, 
The  luscious  tones  with  bliss  that  brim, 
The  charming  songs  of  Susannim. 

15  Glory  and  praise  to  God  Supreme  ! 
Glad  hosts  of  angels  seize  the  theme ; 
With  joy  they  peal  the  anthem  new  ! — 
M  He  gave  his  own  dear  Son  for  you!'' 
50 


SECOND    CHRISTMAS.  42.  43 

SECOND    CHRISTMAS. 

Gospel. — Luke  2,  15-20, 


42 


C.  M. 

1  /^V  MIGHTY  God,  thou  virgin's  Sou, 

V  /   Jesus,  my  Lord  and  King  ! 
Thou  art  my  Savior,  thou  alone, 
Who  dost  salvation  bring. 

2  Xot  any  who  on  earth  do  dwell, 

Xot  kings  of  might  and  pow'r, 
Nor  angels  who  do  far  excel, 
Could  save  us  evermore. 

3  Such  as  the  fallen  angels  are, 

Such  was  our  wretched  case  ; 
Condemivd  to  horror  and  despair, 
And  infinite  disgrace. 

4  The  covenant  that  Adam  broke. 

Has  caus'd  our  wretched  state  : 
And  thus  we  feel  the  heavy  yoke 
Of  sin  and  all  its  weight. 

5  But  O,  thy  mercy  and  thy  love, 

And  grace  for  us  designed, 

Will  evermore  effectual  prove, 

To  change  the  carnal  mind. 

JO  L.M. 

40  John  1. 

1  7  ESUS,  thou  everlasting  Word  ! 

tl    Almighty  God  and  sov'reign  Lord, 

Who  art  from  all  eternity. 

All  things  were  made  and  form3 

2  Thou  art  the  Lord  of  earth  and  heav'n 
By  thee,  eternal  life  is  giv'n  ; 

51" 


tl  SECOND    CHRISTMAS. 

Thou  art  the  great  and  shining  light 
Which  brings  the  way  of  truth  to  sight. 

3  Jesus,  the  glorious  Son  of  God, 
Took  on  himself  our  flesh  and  blood, 
When  he  was  born  the  virgin's  Son, 
To  make  the  sons  of  men  his  own. 

4  That  mighty  Word  is  come  to  view, 
Which  men  nor  angels  never  knew; 
Till  in  the  flesh  it  was  reveal'd, 
And  all  the  prophecies  fulhTd. 

5  That  blessed  Word  to  me  reveal, 
My  Lord !  and  let  me  taste  and  feel 
That  powerful  Word,  and  light  divine, 
With  life  and  grace  in  me  to  shine. 


u 


Epistle. — Titus  3,  4-7. 


L.  M. 

1  ITTTHEN  Jesus  did  from  heav'n  descend, 
\  \      He  came  to  be  the  sinner's  friend ; 

Was  mov'd  with  pity,  love,  and  grace, 
To  save  the  human  fallen  race. 

2  It  was  the  kindness  of  our  God, 
A  precious  gift  on  us  bestow'd, 
To  let  us  know  that  Jesus  is 

Our  life,  our  way,  and  righteousness. 

3  A  doctrine  of  the  greatest  worth  : 
The  Son  of  God  appeared  on  earth, 
When  he  assum'd  our  rlesh  and  blood, 
And  sacrificed  himself  to  God. 

i   Was  it  the  angels'  great  delight 
To  view  that  wondrous  glorious  light, 
The  Son  of  God  in  flesh  array'd, 
For  which  both  kings  and  prophets  pray'd  ? 

5  How  highly  thankful  then  ought  we, 
To  him,  our  gracious  Savior,  bei 
52 


J 


I  JfD    CHRISTMAS.  45,  (B 

Who  is  our  life  and  righteousness, 

Our  everlasting  joy  and  peace.  t 


•J  C.  M, 

i     I    ORD.  we  confess  our  numerous  faults, 
J  j  How  great  our  guilt  has  be< 
Foolish  and  vain  were  all  our  thoughts* 
And  all  our  lives  we: 

2  But.  O  my  soul,  for  ever  praise, 

For  ever  love  his  name, 
Who  turns  thy  feet  from  dang'rous  ways 
Of  folly,  sin,  and  shame. 

3  'Tis  not  by  works  of  righteousness 

Which  our  own  hands  have  done  ; 
But  we  are  sav'd  by  sovereign  grace, 
Abounding  through  his  Son, 

4  'Tis  from  the  mercy  of  our  God, 

That  all  our  hopes  begin; 
*Tis  by  the  water  and  the  blood, 
Our  souls  are  wash'd  from  sin. 

0  -Tis  through  the  purchase  of  his  death, 

Who  hung  upon  the  tree, 
The  Spirit  is  sent  down  to  breathe 

On  such  dry  bones  as  we. 
6  Rais?d  from  the  dead,  we  live  anew ; 

And  justified  by  grace, 
We  shall  appear  in  glory  too, 

And  see  our  Fathers  face. 

SUNDAY   AFTER  CHRISTMAS. 

Gospel.— Luke  2,  33-40. 

46  L.  M. 

1  /  \  THOU  from  all  eternity  ! 

I  )  Who  didst  descend  to  come  and  be 
An  infant  brought  before  the  Lord, 
As  was  directed  in  his  word. 
d'4 


47       SUNDAY  AFTER  CHRISTMAS. 

2  Thy  presence  caus'd  thy  saints  rejoice  s 
They  with  thanksgiving  rais'd  their  voice, 
To  see  the  Lord,  whom  they  had  sought, 
Into  the  holy  temple  brought. 

3  That  which  is  to  the  world  unknown, 
To  ev'ry  seeking  soul  is  shown; 
They  who  do  humbly  seek  their  God, 
Shall  have  such  grace  on  them  bestow'd. 

4  God's  counsels,  they  are  truly  great; 
Yet  such  as  humbly  on  him  wait, 
To  such  the  Lord  will  still  unfold, 
As  he  to  Simeon  did  of  old. 

5  Their  Lord  and  Savior  they  shall  find  : 
They  see  him  with  the  eye  of  mind  ; 
Their  hearts  with  faith  and  hopes  are  fill'd  ; 
Thus  is  their  Lord  to  them  reveai'd. 

6  But  soirow  mingles  with  their  joys, 
And  otherwise  their  mind  employs  : 
As  was  the  virgin  Mary's  case, 
Tho'  she  embrac'd  the  King  of  Peace. 

7  Her  darling  Son,  was  Christ  indeed, 
Who  came  to  crush  the  serpent's  head  l 
But  O,  the  tooth  that  pierc'd  his  heel! 
What  sorrows  it  caus'd  her  to  feel. 

8  As  Simeon  there  had  prophesied, 
Her  dearest  Son  was  crucified ; 
The  sight  thereof  it  was  a  dart, 

A  sword  that  pierc'd  her  tender  heart. 

9  Thus  we  rejoice,  arid  mourn  again  ; 
Our  joys  and  hopes  are  ofttimes  slain  ; 
But  still  our  faith  and  hope  increase, 

Till  we  depart  this  world  in  peace.  | 


47 


C.  M. 

ORD,  at  thy  temple  we  appear, 
happy  Simeon  came, 
54 


M.NDAY     AFTER    CHRISTMAS.  48 

And  hope  to  meet  our  Savior  here  : 
O  make  our  joys  the  same] 

2  With  what  divine  and  vast  delight 

The  good  old  man  was  fill'd, 
When,  fondly  in  his  witherd  arms. 
He  clasp'd  the  holy  child ! 

3  "  Xow  I  can  leave  this  world/*'  he  cried-; 

"  Behold  thy  servant  dies  ! 
I  've  seen  thy  great  salvation,  Lord, 
And  close  my  peaceful  eyes. 

4  "  This  is  the  Light  prepard  to  shine 

LTpon  the  Gentile  lands  ; 
Thine  Israel's  glory  and  their  hope, 
To  break  theii  slavish  bands*'5 

5  [Jesus  !  the  vision  of  thy  face 

Hath  overpow'ring  charms ! 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  death's  cold  embrace. 
If  Christ  be  in  my  arms. 

6  Then,  while  ye  hear  my  heart-strings  bieak. 

How  sweet  my  minutes  roll ! 
A  mortal  paleness  on  my  cheek, 
And  glory  in  my  soul.] 

Epistle.— Gal.  4,  1-7. 

48 


W» 


By  merits  of  self-righteousness: 
In  all  we  do,  we  cannot  find 
That  which  subdues  the  carnal  mind. 

2  Though  train'd  and  tutor'd  by  the  laWj 
We  still  remain  in  fear  and  awe  ; 

All  we  can  think,  or  say.  or  do, 
Cannot  create  the  heart  anew. 

3  It  cannot  make  a  foe  a  child, 
Nor  yet  to  God  be  reconcil'd  j 

55 


4*J  SUNDAY    AFTER    CHRISTMAS. 

That  poison  which  remains  within, 
Will  keep  the  mind  enslav'd  to  sin.. 

4  But  God  had  laid  a  better  plan 

To  save  the  helpless  race  of  man  ;- 

It  was  his  only  blessed  Son 

Could  save,  and  none  but  him  alone. 

5  Thus  when  the  time  was  all  complete, 
The  time  the  Lord  himself  had  set, 
The  Savior  came,  and  shed  his  blood, 
And  died  to  make  us  heirs  of  God. 


49 


L.  M. 


1  V^OT  all  the  nobles  of  the  earth, 

_>    Who  boast  the  honors  of  their  birth, 

Such  real  dignity  can  claim, 

As  those  who  bear  the  Christian  name. 

2  To  them  the  privilege  is  giv?n, 

To  be  the  sons  and  heirs  of  heav'n  :• 
Sons  of  the  God  who  reigns  on  high, 
And  heirs  of  joy  beyond  the  sky. 

3  His  will  he  makes  them  early  know, 
And  teaches  their  young  feet  to  20; 
He  gives  instruction  to  their  minds, 
And  on  their  hearts  his  precepts  binds. 

4  Their  daily  wants  his  hands  supply  : 
Their  steps  he  guards  with  watchful  eye  ; 
Leads  them  from  earth  to  heav'n  above, 
And  crowns  them  with  eternal  love. 

o  If  I  've  the  honor,  Lord,  to  be 
One  of  this  nurrrrous  family, 
On  me  the  gracious  gift  bestow, 
To  call  thee  Abba,  Father,  too.. 

6  So  may  my  conduct  ever  prove 
My  filial  piety  and  love  ! 
Whilst  all  my  brethren  clearly  trace 
Their  Father's  likeness  on  my  face. 
56 


NEW-  YE  Alt's    DAY.  50,    51 

CIRCUMCISION    OF    CHRIST,    AND    NEW-YEAR's   DAY. 

GosrEL. — Luke  2,  21. 

50 

1  TMDST  thou.  0  Savior  !  condescend 
±J  To  take  a  human  birth  ? 

Thou  art  our  great  and  dearest  friend 
That  ever  was  on  earth. 

2  To  make  atonements  for  our  guilt, 

As  justice  did  demand. 
When  circumcis'd,  thy  blood  was  spilt, 
And  shed  by  human  hand. 

3  At  the  first  shedding  of  thy  blood 

Salvation  then  began ; 
When  thou,  who  art  the  mighty  God, 
Wast  circumcis'd  as  man. 

4  Sweet  is  the  sound  of  thy  bless'd  name 

Where'er  it  is  applied  : 
Thou  art  thyself  become  the  same 
What  thy  name  signified. 

5  Thy  blood  became  the  saving  means 

For  all  the  human  race  : 
To  cleanse  them  from  their  countless  sins, 
And  make  them  heirs  of  grace. 

6  What  great,  what  condescending  love, 

Did  the  dear  Savior  show, 
When  he  left  all  the  heav'ns  above. 

To  save  us  here  below.  t 


51 
"J 


C.  M. 

HE  promise  was  divinely  free. 
Extensive  was  the  grace  : 
■  I  will  the  God  of  Abraham  be, 

And  of  his  num'rous  race.'5 
He  said — and  with  a  bloody  seal, 
Conrirm'd  the  words  he  spoke ; 
57 


52  Xew-year's  day. 

Long  did  the  sons  of  Abrah'm  feel 

The  sharp  and  painful  yoke. 
3  Till  God's  own  Son,  descending  low, 

Gave  his  own  flesh  to  bleed ; 
And  Gentiles  taste  the  blessings  now> 

From  the  hard  bondage  freed* 

*  The  God  of  Abrah'm  claims  our  praise  ; 
His  promises  endure ; 
And  Christ,  the  Lord,  in  gentler  ways, 
Makes  the  salvation  sure* 

isew-year's  day. 
Gospel. — Luke  13,  6-8. 

L.  M. 

}   rrHE  Christian  church  should  well  partake 
Jl    The  parable,  the  Savior  spake, 
To  show  the  Jews  their  wretched  state, 
And  what  would  shortly  be  their  fate* 

2  Such  fig-trees  which  in  vineyards  grow* 
And  carefully  attended  to, 

Ought  in  due  time  their  fruit  to  yield, 
Like  stores  of  corn  from  a  good  field. 

3  Such  was  the  Jewish  nation's  case> 
Whilst  they  had  all  the  means  of  grace* 
Like  as  the  fig-tree  on  good  ground, 

So  did  God's  grace  to  them  abound. 

4  But  when  their  fruits  wrere  truly  sought, 
And  their  works  proven  WThich  they  wrought, 
All  was  corrupted,  base  and  mean; 

Their  best  devotions  were  but  sin. 

5  And  as  the  Master  gave  command, 
Let  not  that  barren  fig-tree  stand, 
His  orders  were  to  cut  it  down, 

Why  should  it  cumber  so  much  ground  ? 
58 


nk\v-ykar*s  da V.  53 

t)  This  to  the  Jew?  was  Well  appli'd; 

Their  horrid  crimes  for  vengeance  cried; 
Then  God  had  threatened  in  his  word) 
To  cut  them  erf  by  fire  and  sword. 

It  Jesus'  merit  intercedes, 
And,  like  as  the  vine-dresser,  pleads; 
O  spare  them  but  another  year.' 
The  stroke  of  justice,  Lord,  forbear-. 

S   I  will  reproof  and  warnings  give, 

And  show  them  how  their  souls  may  live: 
But  if  they  still  despise  thy  grace. 
Then  let  stiict  justice  take  its  place. 

9   Our  church  in  truth  's  a  vineyard  too* 

As  all  her  ordinances  show* 

And  we  are  piac'd  therein  to  be, 

And  there  to  grow  like  as  the  tree* 
•  0  But  if  our  duties  We  neglect, 

What  better  then  can  we  expect  ? 

If  we  neglect  and  still  refuse. 

We  perish  like  the  stubborn  Jews.  * 

Vt)  6,  6,  6,  6,  S.  S. 

1    rP  HE  Lord  of  earth  and  sky, 
1     The  God  of  ages  praise  ! 
Who  reigns  enthron'd  on  high. 

Ancient  of  endless  days; 
Who  lengthens  out  our  trial  here, 
And  spares  us  yet  another  year. 
9  Barren  and  wither  d  Trees, 

We  cumber d  long  the  ground  t 
No  fruit  of  holiness 

On  our  dead  souls  was  found; 
Yet  doth  he  us  in  mercy  spare* 
Another,  and  another  year. 
3   When  justice  gave  the  word 
To  cut  the  fig-tree  down, 
59 


54  >-ew-i*ear's   DAT, 

The  pity  of  our  Lord, 

Cried,  "Let  it  still  alone  :" 
The  Father  mild,  inclines  his  ear, 
And  spares  us  yet  another  year. 
4  Jesus,  thy  speaking  blood 

From  God  obtained  the  grace; 
AVho  therefore  hath  bestow'd 

On  us  a  longer  space : 
Thou  didst  in  our  behalf  appear, 
And  lo,  we  see  another  year! 
C>  Then  dig  about  our  root, 

Break  up  our  fallow-around, 
And  let  our  gracious  fruit 

To  thy  great  praise  abound  : 
O  let  us  all  thy  praise  declare, 
And  fruit  unto  perfection  bear. 


54 


C.  M. 

1    rA  RANT  us,  O  Lord,  we  humbly  pray. 
VjT  The  coming  year  to  spend, 
The  year  which  we  bejjin  this  day, 
In  thee,  our  Gcd,  to  end. 
^   Our  will,  our  hearts,  and  minds  renew, 
As  time  renews  each  year — 
May  all  we  think,  or  say,  or  do, 
Be  done  with  holy  fear. 
o  In  mercy,  Lord,  we  pray  forgive 
The  evils  we  have  done  ; 
And  may  we  to  thy  glory  live, 
The  year  that 's  now  begun. 

4  Through  all  the  year  that  now  is  gone, 

The  Lord  prov'd  always  kind  ; 
The  love  which  God  to  us  has  shown, 
Is  more  than  we  can  mind. 

5  How  many  of  our  fellow-men, 

Last  year  were  catl'd  away, 
60 


VEW-YKAU'?    DAT.  55,  96 

And  we  permitted  to  remain 

To  see  the  present  day. 
6  0  may  the  year  we  now  commence, 

Thus  prove  a  year  of  grace ; 
And  if  we  should  be  called  hence, 

.May  we  depart  in  peace.  J 

•)•)  L.  M, 

1  /  1  OD  of  our  lives  !   thy  constant  care 

\J  With  blessings  crowns  each  opening  year : 
These  lives,  so  frail,  dost  thou  prolong, 
And  wake  anew  our  annual  song. 

2  How  many  precious  souls  are  fled 
To  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead. 

6  nee,  from  this  day.  the  changing  sun 
Through  his  last  yearly  couise  has  run! 

3  We  yet  survive  :  but  who  can  say. 

Or  through  the  year,  or  month,  or  day. 

I  shall  retain  my  vital  breath. 

Thus  far  at  least  in  league  with  death  1 

4  That  breath  is  thine,  eternal  God\ 
Tia  thine  to  fix  the  soul's  abode  : 
We  hold  our  lives  from  thee  alone. 
On  earth,  or  in  the  world  unknown. 

0  To  thee  we  all  our  pow'rs  resign  : 
3 Take  us  and  own  us  still  as  thine  : 
Then  shall  we  smile  secure  from  fear, 
Though  death  should  blast  the  rising  year. 

6  Thy  children,  eager  to  be  gone, 
Bill  time's  impetuous  tide  roll  on, 
And  land  them  on  that  blooming  shore, 
Where  years  and  death  are  known  no  more. 

•50  L.  M. 

1  f  1  REAT  God  !  we  simr  that  mighty  hand, 
VT  By  which  supported  still  we  stand; 


37  NEW-YEAR'S    DAVv 

The  op'ning  year  thy  mercy  shows  \ 
Let  mercy  crown  it  till  it  close. 

2  By  day,  at  night,  at  home,  abroad) 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God  ; 
By  his  incessant  bounty  fed, 

By  his  unerring  counsel  led. 

3  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own ) 
The  future  all  to  us  unknown, 

We  to  thy  guardian  care  commit, 
And,  peaceful,  leave  before  thy  feet* 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed, 

Be  thou  our  joy,  and  thou  our  rest ; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise., 
Ador'd  through  all  our  changing  days* 

5  When  death  shall  interrupt  our  songs^ 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues, 
Our  helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust, 
In  better  Woilds  our  souls  shall  boast* 

57  c.  m. 

1  A   ND  now,  my  soul,  another  year 
^JX  ®f  thy  short  life  is  past ; 

1  cannot  long  continue  here> 
And  this  may  be  my  last. 

2  Much  of  my  dubious  life  is  gone> 

Nor  will  return  again ; 
And  swift  my  passing  moments  ruii) 
The  few  that  yet  remain. 

3  Awake,  my  soul-,  with  utmost  care> 

Thy  true  condition  learn  ; 
What  are  thy  hopes,  how  sure,  how  fain 
And  what  thy  great  concern ! 

4  Now  a  new  scene  of  time  begins  ; 

Set  out  afresh  for  heav'n, 
^eek  pardon  for  thy  former  sins> 
In  Christ  so  freely  gi'v'm 
62 


NEW- YEAR  |    DAY.  58,   9M 

5  Devoutly  yield  thyself  to  God) 

And  on  his  grace  depend : 
With  zeal  pursue  the  heav'nly  road* 
Nor  doubt  a  happy  end* 

Epistle.— Gal.  3,  23-29. 

DO  C.  M, 

1  THE  way  of  life  remain'd  c:. 
J_    To  all  the  human  race. 
Until  the  Savior  was  reveal'd, 

Who  purchased  pard'ning  grace-. 

2  The  moral  law  was  never  giv'n 

To  be  the  saving  means. 
To  tit  us  for  the  courts  of  heav'nj 
Or  cleanse  us  from  our  si 

3  The  law  can  never  work  that  love 

That  forms  the  mind  anew. 
But  judge,  condemn,  and  still  reprove. 
In  all  we  think  or  do. 

i  But  when  that  true  and  living  faith 
Is  to  the  heart  appii 
Then,  as  the  great  Apostle  sai: '.. 
We  shall  be  justified. 

•j  All  male  and  female,  Jew  and  Greek. 
And  ev'ry  bond  and  free, 
And  all  who  for  salvation  seek. 
The  heirs  of  grace  shall  be. 

6  We  *re  made  the  heirs  of  grace  indeed) 

In  Christ  we  're  circumcis'd, 
With  Abraham  and  ail  his  seeci: 

For  which  we  are  baptiz-d.  ; 

Off  Psalm  98. 

1  rpO  our  Almighty  Maker.  Godj 
_£.    New  honors  be  address'd  : 

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GO  SUNDAY    AFTER    >~EW-YEAR. 

His  great  salvation  shines  abroad, 
And  makes  the  nations  blest. 

2  To  Abrah'm  first  he  spoke  the  word, 

And  taught  his  num'rous  race  ; 
The  Gentiles  own  him  sovereign  Lord, 
And  learn  to  trust  his  grace. 

3  Let  the  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim, 

"With  all  her  difPrent  tongues ; 
And  spread  the  honor  of  his  name 
In  melody  and  songs. 


FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  NEW-YEAR^ 

Gospel.— Matth.  3,  13-17. 

60 

1  Al  "HEX  Jesus  unto  Jordan  came, 

\  \      And  was  baptiz'd  by  John, 
There  it  was  prov'd  he  was  the  same 
Who  should  for  sin  atone. 

2  He  was  baptiz'd,  but  not  as  they 

Who  are  of  sinful  race  : 
He  had  no  sin  to  wash  away 
To  make  him  heir  of  grace. 

3  Repentance  sure  he  needed  not, 

His  life  was  pure  indeed; 
And  he  had  neither  stain  nor  spot, 
Of  which  he  need  be  freed. 

4  Why  then  did  he  thereto  attend, 

And  why  was  he  baptiz'd  ? 
It  was  to  answer  that  great  end, 
For  which  it  was  devis'd  : 
o  This  was  the  ordinance  alone, 
Intended  to  ordain 
That  great  High  Priest,  who  should  atone 
For  all  the  guilt  of  men.  I 

64 


-IN  DAY    AFTER    .NKW-YEAR.        fil,  C)2*. 

Ul  Psalm  110. 

1  T  ESUS,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne,. 
•  J     And  near  thy  Father  sit ; 

In  Zion  shall  thy  pow'r  be  known, 
And  make  thy  ibes  submit. 

2  What  wonders  shall  thy  gospel  do! 

Thy  converts  shall  surpass 
The  num'rous  drops  of  morning  dew,. 
And  own  thy  sovereign  grace. 

3  God  hath  pronounc'd  a  firm  decree, 

Nor  changes  what  he  swore  : 
"  Eternal  shall  thy  priesthood  be, 
When  Aaron,  is  no  more.. 

4  Melchisedek,  that  wondrous  priest,. 

That  king  of  high  degree, 
That  holy  man  who  Abraham  blest,. 
Was  but  a  type  of  thee.;* 

5  Jesus  our  Priest,  for  ever  lives-. 

To  plead  for  us  above ; 
Jesus  our  King,  for  ever  gives 
The  blessings  of  his  love. 

6  God  shall  exalt  his  glorious  head, 

And  his  high  throne  maintain  ; 
Shall  strike  the  pow'rs  and  princes  dead'^ 
Who  dare  oppose  his- reign. 

Epistle.— 1  Peter  4,  12.-10. 

62  c.  «r. 

1  \  \  /  HEN  times  of  troubles  are  at  banc- 
\  \      The  best  that  we  can  do, 

Is  to  obey  the  Lord's  command,. 
And  prove  his  promise  true. 

2  As  gold  is  in  the  furnace  tried, 

And  cleans'd  from  filth  and  dross,. 
65 


63  SUNDAY    AFTER    NEW-YEAR. 

So  we  are  purg'd  and  purified 
By  bearing  Jesus'  cross. 

3  We  can't  expect  the  crown  to  wear. 

Which  Christ  in  heav'n  will  give> 
If  we  refuse  the  cross  to  bear* 
Whilst  here  on  earth  we  live. 

4  We  must  submit  our  cause  to  God} 

And  yield  to  do  his  will ; 
He  lets  us  feel  his  chast'ning  rod* 
But  grants  his  blessing  still. 

5  To  be  reproach'd  for  Jesus'  sake^ 

Proves  him  to  be  our  Lord ; 
His  cross  and  sufferings  to  partake^ 
Will  have  a  great  reward. 

6  Then  let  us  look  beyond  the  grave> 

Where  all  OUr  sufferings  cease  ; 
Great  are  the  treasures  we  shall  have 
In  everlasting  peace; 

6Q  C.  M. 

O  1  Cor.  16,  13. 

1  A  M  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 
J\_  A  fol'wer  of  the  Lamb  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  causej 

Or  blush  to  speak  his  name  ? 

2  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skiesj 

On  hVw'ry  beds  of  ease, 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize$ 
And  sail'd  through  bloody  seas  ? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face  ? 

Must  I  not  stern  the  flood  .? 
Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace3 
To  help  me  on  to  God  ? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight  if  I  Would  reign  \ 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord ! 
I  '11  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain$ 
Supported  by  thy  word* 
66 


EPIPHANY.  G4 

5  Thy  saints  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer,  though  they  die  ; 
They  see  the  triumph  from  afar, 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 

6  tf'hen  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

And  all  thy  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  vict'ry  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine  ! 


THE   EPIPHANY,  OR  MANIFESTATION  OF  CHRIST. 

Gospel. — Matth.  2,  1-1  '2. 


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L.  M. 

1  /  \  KING  of  glory,  David's  son! 

I  /   Why  hast  thou  come  and  left  thy  throne  i 
The  curse  and  cross  of  man  to  bear, 
Brought  thee,  O  Prince  of  glory,  here. 

2  Thy  place  of  birth  was  Bethlehem  ; 
The  place  was  held  in  low  esteem, 

A  place  where  none  a  king  would  seek, 
None,  but  the  humble  and  the  meek. 

3  But  yet  thy  glory  was  made  known, 
And  to  the  distant  nations  shown; 
A  strange,  a  glorious  shining  star, 
Brought  those  who  sought  thee,  from  afar. 

4  The  nations  who  desird  to  see 

Thy  face,  are  come  to  worship  thee ; 
Though  they  are  heathens,  yet  they  bring 
Rich  ofTrings  unto  thee,  their  King. 

5  But  greater  treasures  than  they  brought, 
Such  they  in  thee,  their  Savior,  sought : 
Thy  love  to  know,  thy  grace  to  gain, 
Rewards  them  fully  for  their  pain* 

07 


m 


EPIPHANY. 


O  happy  where  it  is  the  case, 
That  sinners  seek  for  saving  grace  ; 
Such  treasures  they  with  thee  shall  find, 
Which  prove  their  joy  and  .peace  of  mind. 
Though  mighty  kings  and  haughty  foes 
The  progress  of -thy  word  oppose, 
Thy  light  shall  shine  from  s-hore  to  shore, 
Thy  sun  shall  ri-se  and  set  no  mo-re-. 
Thy  kingdom,  and  its  righteousness, 
Affords  eternal  life  and  peace  : 
My  ofPring  I  to  thee  will  bring, 
Grant  me  thy  treasures,  0  my  King ! 


f\K  L.  M. 

KJfJ  Rev.  22,  16. 

1  \7E  worlds  of  light,  that  roll  so  near 

1_    The  Savior's  throne  of  shining  bliss, 
O  tell  how  mean  your  glories  are, 

How  faint  and  few,  compared  with  his  ! 

2  We  sing  the  bright  and  Morning-Star, 

Jesus  the  spring  of  light  and  love-: 
See,  how  its  rays,  diffusM  from  far, 
Conduct  us  to  the  realms  above! 

3  Its  cheering  beams  spread  wide  abroad, 

Point  out  the  puzzled  Christian's  way: 
Still,  as  he  goes,  he  finds  the  road 
Enlighten'd  with  a  constant  day. 

4  [Thus,  when  the  Eastern  magi  brought 

Their  royal  gifts.,  a  star  appears ; 
Directs  them  to  the  Babe  they  sought. 
And  guides  their  steps  and  calms  their  fears, 

5  When  shall  we  reach  the  heav'nly  place, 

Where  this  bright  Star  shall  brightest  shine  ? 
Leave  far  behind  these  scenes  of  night, 
And  view  a  lustre  so  divine  ? 
68 


EPIPHANY.  G6,  G7 

EnsTLE. — Isa.  60,  1-6, 

66  L.  M. 

1  A   RISE,  and  shine,  thy  light  is  come, 
ii.  O  Zion  !   now  thy  Lord  appears, 
That  gracious  Light  dispels  the  gloom 

Of  all  thy  doubts,  thy  dreads,  and  fears. 

2  Though  darkness  covers  all  thy  land, 

And  ignorance  doth  veil  thine  eyes, 
Yet  at  the  mighty  Lord's  command 
That  light  shall  to  all  nations  rise. 

3  From  sea  to  sea,  from  shore  to  shore, 

Shall  the  bless'd  Savior's  name  be  spread  : 
And  such  as  knew  him  ne'er  before 
Shall  own  him  as  their  King  and  head. 

4  Glad  ofFrings  shall  all  nations  bring, 

And  worship  at  his  gracious  throne, 
Adore  their  Lord  and  sovereign  King, 
And  make  his  grace  to  sinners  known. 

5  Remotest  nations  on  the  earth 

Shall  hear  and  feel  the  gospel  word  : 
Those  of  renown  and  nobler  birth 

Shall  humbly  bow  to  Christ,  their  Lord. 

6  Poor  straying  souls  shall  find  their  God, 

And  know  their  sins  to  be  forgiv'n  ; 
And  sanctified  through  Jesus'  blood, 

They  shall  be  made  the  heirs  of  heav'n.      t 


67 
M) 


L.  M. 

THOU,  whose  beams  serenely  bright, 
Can  chase  the  darkness  of  my  soul, 
And  pour  a  flood  of  purest  light, 

Where  now  the  shades  of  midnight  roll : 
Ah  !  why  so  long  should  horror  shroud 
This  mourning  breast  with  deep  despair  ? 
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66         FIRST    SUNDAY    AFTER   EPIPHAIS'T. 

Break  through  the  dark  and  envious  cloud, 
Arise,  arise,  O  Morning-Star  ! 

3  Through  a  long  night  of  griefs  and  fears, 

With  gloom  and  sorrow  eompass'd  round, 
I  drop  my  uncomplaining  tears, 

Nor  yet  the  radiant  dawn  have  found ; 

4  Still  tow'rds  the  chambers  of  the  day, 

With  eyes  intent,  expecting  there, 
With  patient  hope,  thy  promis'd  ray, 
I  long  for  thee,  sweet  Morning-Star. 

5  Increasing  clouds  announce  thee  nigh, 

Slumber  my  weary  eyes  invades  ; 
Death  spreads  his  horrors  o'er  the  sky, 
And  thickens  all  the  gather'd  shades, 

6  I  yield,  I  bow  my  drooping  head, 

Resign,  at  length,  my  anxious  care  j 
I  sink  awhile  among  the  dead, 

To  wake  and  hail  my  Morning-Star. 


FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

Gospel.— Luke  2,  42-52. 

68 

1  A  T^HEX  Jesus  in  the  temple  stayd, 

\  V     When  he  was  but  a  youth, 
And  there  his  Father's  will  obey'd, 
To  hear  and  teach  the  truth, 

2  He  was  by  his  dear  mother  sought, 

Who  felt  herself  forlorn  ! 
She  sought  him,  but  she  found  him  not, 
Which  gave  her  cause  to  mourn. 

3  She  sought  him  first  among  the  friends, 

And  hop'd  him  there  to  see  ; 
But  Jesus  not  always  attends 
Where  he  is  thought  to  be. 
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•1  But  when,  like  Mary,  we  pursue 

To  seek  him  where  he  is. 
Like  Mary,  we  shall  find  him  too* 
mow  his  offices. 
3  He  came  to  do  his  Father's  will, 
And  make  salvation  known  : 
The  plan  and  ordeT  to  reveal 
In  which  it  must  be  done. 
6  Could  I,  like  Mary,  feel  distress'd 
.  absent  from  his  face, 
My  soul  could  never  be  at  rest 
Till  I  could  see  his  grace. 
.  -n.  like  as  Mary,  I  should  rind 
My  comforts  all  renew'd  : 
Faith,  hope,  and  joy.  and  peace  of  mind, 
And  union  with  my  God.  i 


\)J  Psalm  42,  1-5. 

1      \    S  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  springs, 
XX  So  longs  my  soul.  O  King  of  kings, 
Thy  face  in  near  approach  to  see. — 
S     thirsts,  great  Source  of  Life,  for  thee. 

•J   With  ardent  zeal,  with  strong  desires, 
To  thee,  to  thee  my  soul  aspires  ; 
When  shall  I  reach  thy  blest  abode  ? 
W    m  meet  the  presence  of  my  God  ? 
Gk  -".  strength,  attend  my  cry, 

Bay  why,  my  great  Preserver,  why 
Excluded  from  thy  sight  I  go, 
An  I  bend  beneath  a  weight  of  woe  ? 

i  Why  thus,  my  soul,  with  care  oppress  \!  c 
And  whence  the  woes  that  till  my  breast  i 
In  all  thy  cares,  in  all  thy  woes, 
On  Gad  thy  steadfast  hope  repose. 
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70,  71        FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

5  To  him  my  thanks  shall  still  be  paid, 
My  sure  defence,  my  constant  aid; 
His  name  my  zeal  shall  ever  raise 
And  dictate  to  my  lips  his  praise. 


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Epistle. — Horn.  12,  1-G, 


C.  M. 

1  rrO  be  a  holy  sacrifice, 

J_    Is  what  each  Christian  ought. 
As  the  Apostle  testifies, 

In  action,  word,  and  thought. 

2  The  pow'r  and  faculties  of  mind, 

And  all  the  soul  desires, 
.Must  be  to  have  the  will  resigird 
To  all  the  Lord  requires. 

3  Each  member  of  the  body  should 

Thus  have  its  rule  and  guide, 
To  act  and  do  the  best  it  could, 
Be  evermore  employed. 

4  The  heart  must  be  within  renewM, 

Endow'd  with  heav'nly  grace, 
Conformed  unto  the  living  God 
And  all  his  righteous  ways. 

5  The  world  with  all  its  great  esteem, 

True  Christians  won't  pursue  ; 
To  serve  the  Lord,  is  all  their  aim, 
As  well  as  they  can  do. 

6  Such  Christians,  humble,  low,  and  meek, 

Will  find  established  rest : 
They  rind  such  treasures  as  they  seek, 
\Vhich  make  them  truly  blest.  | 


71 
'L°i 


S.  M. 

0,  what  a  pleasing  sight 
re  brethien  that  a^ree  ! 
72   ~ 


SECOND    SUNDAY   AFTKR    EPIPHANY. 

How  blest  are  all,  whose  hearts  unite 
In  bonds  of  piety  1 

2  From  those  celestial  springs, 

Such  streams  of  comfort  flow, 
As  no  increase  of  riches  brings, 
Nor  honors  can  bestow. 

3  All  in  their  stations  move, 

And  each  performs  his  part, 
In  all  the  cares  of  life  and  love, 
With  sympathizing  heart. 

4  Forrrrd  for  the  purest  joys, 

By  one  desire  possessed, 
One  aim  the  zeal  of  all  employs, 
To  make  each  other  bless'd. 
3  No  bliss  can  equal  theirs, 

Where  such  affections  meet  ; 
While  praise  devout,  and  mingled  pray'rs, 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 
<5   'Tis  the  same  pleasure  fills 
The  breast  in  worlds  above  ; 
Where  joy  like  morning  dew  distills, 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 


SECOND  SUNDAY   AFTER   EPIPHANY. 

Gospel. — John  2,  1-11, 


72 


a  l.  m. 

1  rrO  such  is  bless'd  their  marriage-day, 

1     Who  humbly  to  their  Savior  pray, 
To  be  with  them,  and  to  attend, 
To  be  their  guest,  their  Lord,  and  friend. 

2  God,  who  ordain ?d  our  marriage  state, 
Provides  for  us  in  ev'ry  fate  : 

To  him  is  known  all  we  do  need  ; 
Our  wants  he  will  supply  indeed. 


73      SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTE5    £?I|»HA:?T* 

3  Should  he  appear  to  hide  his  faee-, 
Yet,  the  rich  bounties  of  his  grace 
Are  ever  present,  ever  near, 
Tho'  they  do  not  always  appear. 

-1  The  truth  of  this  we  may  be  taught ; 
The  miracies  that  Jesus  wrought 
In  Cana-town  of  Galilee,, 
Sufficient  pi  oof  thereof  raay  be. 

5  His  counsels  and  his  deep  decrees, 
No  eye  of  human  creature  sees ; 

His  wondrous  ways  are  best  reveal'd'^ 
Where  his  dear  promise  is  fulhTd. 

6  O  let  us  then  by  faith  endure  ! 
Till  all  our  trials  shall  be  o'er  ; 
Then  by  experience  we  shall  know 
What  Jesus  for  his  friends  will  do. 


0  L\  M. 

0  Phil.  4,  19,  2f>. 


7 

1  1  }  \  God    how  cheering  is  the  sound ! 

\  j     How  pleasant  to  repeat  ! 
Well  may  that  heart  with  pleasure  bound  [ 
Where  God  hath  fix'd  his  seat ! 

2  What  wants  shall  not  our  God  supply 

From  his  rethmdant  stores  ? 
What  streams  e>f  loerey  from  on  high 
An  arm  almighty  pours  ! 

3  From  Christ,  the  ever-living  Springs 

These  ample  blessings  flow : 
Prepare,  my  lips,  his  name  to  sing, 
Whose  heart  has  lov'd  us  so. 

4  Now  to  our  Father  and  our  God, 

Be  endless  glory  giv'n, 
Through  all  the  realms  of  man's  abode, 
And  through  the  highest  heav'iu 

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SECOND  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIFHANY.    74,  W 

Epistle.— Rom.  12,  7-16. 


74 


L.  M. 

1  /^  PRECIOUS  gift  from  God  above  ! 

V  /  To  be  possessed  with  Christian  lave ; 
The  greatest  joy  the  soul  can  find, 
That  is  to  have  the  Savior's  mind. 

2  Such  Christians  are  to  all  a  friend, 
To  others'  needs  they  will  attend ; 
They  live  not  for  themselves  alone, 

But  feel  for  those  who  grieve  and  mourn, 

3  Their  hearts  with  kind  affections  flow, 
And  they  are  kind  to  friend  and  foe  ; 
They  help  in  ev'ry  time  of  need, 

And  prove  to  all  a  friend  indeed. 

4  They  teach,  admonish,  and  advise, 
Without  deception  or  disguise  : 
They  are  sincere  in  all  they  do  ; 
In  all  their  dealings,  just  and  true. 

5  They  have  the  cause  of  God  at  heart* 
They  strive  to  act  the  Christian  part,* 
And  ev'ry  office  they  do  bear, 

They  execute  with  holy  fear. 

6  0  blessed  souls,  in  such  a  state! 
Who  their  bless'd  Savior  imitate  ; 
How  bless'd  and  happy  will  they  be 
With  Christ  to  all  eternity. 

7/r  c.  m. 

10  Psalm  m. 

1  TXSTRCCT  me  in  thy  statutes,  Lord, 
J    Thy  righteous  paths  display; 

And  I  from  them,  through  all  my  life, 
Will  never  go  astray. 

2  If  thou  true  wisdom  from  above 

Wilt  graciously  impart,. 
75 


76        THIRD    SU>*DAY    AFTER    KPIPHANY. 

To  keep  thy  perfect  laws,  I  will 

Devote  my  zealous  heart. 
3  Direct  me  in  the  sacred  ways 

To  which  thy  precepts  lead; 
Because  my  chief  delight  has  been 

Thy  righteous  paths  to  tread. 
1   Do  thou  to  thy  most  just  commands 

Incline  my  willing  heart; 
Let  no  desire  of  worldly  wealth 

From  thee  my  thoughts  divert. 

5  From  those  vain  objects  turn  my  eyes, 

Which  this  false  world  displays: 
But  give  me  lively  pow'r  and  strength 
To  keep  thy  righteous  ways. 

6  Confirm  the  promise  which  thou  mad'st, 

And  give  thy  servant  aid, 
Who  to  transgress  thy  sacred  laws, 
Is  awfully  afraid. 

7  The  foul  disgrace  I  justly  fear, 

In  mercy,  Lord,  remove; 
For  all  the  judgments  thou  ordain'st 

Are  full  of  grace  and  love. 
S  Thou  know'st  how  after  thy  commands 

My  longing  heart  does  pant; 
O  then  make  haste  to  raise  me  up, 

And  promis'd  succor  grant. 


THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

Gospel.— Mattu.  8,  1-13. 

70  L.  M. 

1   TJ'HE  leper  in  his  painful  case 


Trusts  to  the  Savior's  pow'r  and  grace  : 
He  soon  was  made  to  feel  and  know 
What  Jesus  by  his  word  could  do. 
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THIRD    SUNDAY    AVThTl    F.PIPHA^T.        // 

2  The  pain  and  anguish  he  did  feel, 

Which  none  on  all  the  earth  could  heal, 
Was  soon  remov'd  and  done  away, 
Soon  as  to  Jesus  he  did  {• 

3  When  my  whole  ^late  of  mind  I  view, 
I  find  I  am  a  leper  too", 

A  leper  of  the  vilest  kind, 
And  no  relief  or  cure  I  find. 
i  I  am  denTd  in  ev'ry  part, 
And  pain  and  anguish  fill  my  heart-, 
My  very  soul  is  fill'd  with  sin, 
And  I  must  cry,  unclean  '.  unclean  ! 

-1   But  as  my  Savior  passes  by, 
Then,  like  the  leper,  1  will  cry  : 
Lord  !   thou  canst  cure  me,  if  thou  wilt, 
0  I   cleanse  my  soul  from  sin  and  guilt. 

6  My  great  Physician  Christ  shall  be 
To  cleanse  my  soul,  and  set  me  free, 
And  I  shall  know  his  love  and  pow'r, 
And  praise  and  thank  him  evermore.  + 


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C.  M. 

HEX  the  poor  leper's  case  I  read, 
My  own  described  I  feel ; 
in  is  a  leprosy  indeed, 
Which  none  but  Christ  can  heal. 


2  What  anguish  did  my  soul  endure, 

Till  hope  and  patience  ceas'd  ! 

The  more  I  strove  myself  to  cure, 

The  more  the  plague  increased. 

3  While  thus  I  lay  distressed,  I  saw 

The  Savior  passing  by  : 
To  him,  though  fill'd  with  shame  and  awe, 
I  rais'd  By  mournful  cry. 
// 


78        THIRD    SUNDAY    AFTER    EPIPHANY. 

4  Lord,  thou  canst  heal  me,  if  thou  wilt, 
Oh,  pity  to  me  show ; 
Oh,  cleanse  my  leprous  soul  from  guilt  j. 
My  filthy  heart  renew. 

o  He  heard,  and  with  a  gracious  look 
Pronounc'd  the  healing  word  ; 
<;  I  will — be  clean/'  and  while  he  spoke 
I  felt  my  health  restor'd. 

6  Come,  sinners,  seize  the  present  hour> 
The  Savior's  grace  to  prove ; 
He  can  relieve,  for  he  is  pow  r— - 
He  will,  for  he  is  love. 


Epistle. — Rom.  12,  17-2-}. 

7b  C.  M. 

1  TO  be  at  peace  with  ev'ry  man 

1    Each  faithful  soul  desires, 
For  which  they  do  the  best  they  can,. 
Like  as  saint  Paul  requires. 

2  Their  aim  is  not  revenge  to  seek, 

Nor  yet  in  malice  live  ; 
But  like  their  Savior,  humble,  meeky 
They  freely  will  forgive.. 

3  To  wrath  and  spite  they  give  no  place,. 

But  keep  their  Lord  in  view; 
They  pray  for  his  renewing  grace,. 
To  bear  his  image  too. 

4  Their  charity  to  all  extends  ; 

They  feel  for  others'  grief; 
They  pity  foes,  as  well  as  friend's,. 
And  pray  for  their  relief. 

5  They  help  in  ev'ry  time  of  need  ; 

And  with  a  liVral  han-dx 


THIRD    SUNDAY    AFTER    EPIPHANY. 

The  naked  clothe,  the  hungry  feed, 
As  Jesus  gave  command. 

0  may  the  Lt>rd  impress  my  mind 
With  love  and  Christian  faith-, 

To  be  affectionate  and  kind. 
As  the  Apostle  saith\ 


70  c-  ^L 

I  y  Psalm  3d. 

1  13EHOLD  the  love,  the  gen'rous  love, 
J3  That  holy  David  shows  ; 

Behold  his  kind  compassion  move 
For  his  afflicted  foes. 

2  When  they  are  sick,  his  soul  complains. 

And  seems  to  feel  the  smart ; 
The  spirit  of  the  gospel  reigns. 
And  melts  his  pious  heart. 

3  How  did  his  flowing  tears  condole 

As  for  a  brother,  dead ! 
And  fasting,  mortified  his  soul, 
While  for  their  life  he  pray?d. 

4  They  groanM  and  curs'd  him  en  their  bed. 

Yet  still  he  pleads  and  mourns  ; 
And  double  blessings  on  his  head 
The  righteous  God  returns. 

5  O  glorious  type  of  heav'nly  grace  ! 

Thus  Christ  the  Lord  appears  ; 
While  sinners  curse,  the  Savior  prays. 
And  pities  them  with  tears. 

o  He,  the  true  David,  Israel's  King, 
Blest  and  belov'd  of  God, 
To  save  us  rebels,  dead  in  sin^ 
Paid  his  own  dearest  blood; 
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FOURTH  SUNDAY   AFTER   EPIPHANY- 

Gospel.— Matth.  8,  23-27. 


C.  M. 

1  \  T    H±>X  the  distress-el  disciples  were 
\  V      On  raging  billows  toss'd, 

Their  minds  were  rill'd  with  dread  and  fear ; 
They  gave  themselves  for  lost. 

2  But  O,  how  soon  the  seas  obey 

When  Jesus  spake  on  board  ; 
How  soon  her  blasts  and  storms  were  laid 
At  his  commanding  word. 

3  When  troubles,  like  the  swelling  wave. 

Oppress  our  feeble  mind, 
Yet  when  we  cry.  0  Savior,  save  ! 
Delivrance  we  shall  find. 

4  Should  we  be  driv'n  by  wind  and  tide,. 

And  beaten  from  the  cape, 
The  Lord  will  evermore  pi 
A  way  for  our  escape. 

5  Our  faith,  however  weak  i:  is, 

We  shall  not  quite  despair  : 
The  Lord  who  gave  his  promise  i3 
Will  always  hear  our  pray'r. 

6  Dear  Lord,  since  thy  dear  church  below 

Is  like  a  ship  on  sea, 
Which  oft  is  driven  to  and  fro, 
In  much  perplexity, 

7  Calm  thou  her  mind  in  all  alarm, 

And  aid  her  weak  effort, 
Conduct  her  safe  thrcr  ev'ry  storm, 
To  reach  the  happy  port. 
Ol  CM. 

01  Psalm  107. 

1   rPHY  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord, 
JL    That  rule  the  boistrous  sea, 
CO 


FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

The  sons  of  courage  shall  record. 
Who  tempt  that  dangerous  way. 

2  At  thy  command  the  winds  arise. 

And  swell  the  tow'riag  waves  ! 

The  men  astonish'd  mount  the  skier. 
And  sink  in  gaping  graves. 

3  [Again  they  climb  the  wat'ry  hills. 

And  plunge  in  deeps  again  ; 
Each  like  a  tot'ring  drunkard  reels, 
And  rinds  his  courage  vain. 

4  Flighted  to  hear  the  tempest  roar. 

They  pant  with  flut'ring  breath  ; 
And  hopeless  oi  the  distant  shore, 
Expect  immediate  death.] 

o  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries  ; 
He  hears  the  loud  request, 
And  orders  silence  thro'  the  skies, 
And  lays  the  floods  to  rest. 

6  Sailors  rejoice  to  lose  their  fears. 

And  see  the  storms  allay'd  : 
Now  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears  : 
There  let  their  vows  be  paid. 

7  'Tis  God  that  brings  them  sate  to  land  ; 

Let  stupid  mortals  know, 
That  waves  are  under  his  command, 
And  all  the  winds  that  blow. 

5  0  that  the  sons  of  men  would  praise 

The  goodness  of  the  Lard  ! 
And  those  that  see  thy  wondrous  ways. 
Thy  wondrous  love  record. 

Epistle.— Rom.  13,  S-1CL 

L.  M. 

T  is  a  duty  Christians  owe. 
To  love  and  serve  their  fellow-men ; 
SI 


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£3       FOUk'TH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

No  better  service  do  we  know, 

Our  peace  of  conscience  to  maintain. 

2  God's  perfect  law  is  not  obey'd, 

Nor  yet  the  least  command  fulnTd; 
The  best  that  can  be  done  or  said, 

Leaves  men  but  failing  creatures  still. 

3  But  O,  the  soul!  from  God  inspirM 

With  grace  divine  and  heav'nly  love-, 
Hath  all  whate'er  the  law  req'uirMj 
Completed  by  the  Hand  above. 

4  That  law  is  written  in  the  heart, 

Which  acts  and  moves  by  love  and  grace: 
The  mind  is  bound  in  ev'ry  part 

To  God,  and  all  his  righteous  ways. 
•  This  law  exceeds  all  other  laws  ; 

No  better  heav'n  to  man  could  give; 
This  law  is  love,  and  moves  and  draws 

The  mind  to  God,  in  him  to  live.  J 

-oo  l.  m. 

00  Matth.  22,  37-40. 

1  rpHUS  saith  the  first,  the  great  command  : 
JL    "  Let  all  thy  inward  pow'r  unite 

To  love  thy  Maker  and  thy  God, 
With  utmost  Vigor  and  delights 

2  Then  shall  thy  neighbor  next  in  places 

Share  thine  affection  and  esteem ; 
And  let  thy  kindness  to  thyself 

Measure  and  rule  thy  love  to  him." 

3  This  is  the  sense  that  Moses  spoke, 

This  did  the  prophets  preach  and  prove; 
For  want  of  this  the  law  is  broke, 
And  the  whole  law  ^s  FulfiPd  by  love. 

4  But  O  !  how  base  our  passions  are  ! 

How  cold  our  charity  and  zeal ! 
Lord,  fill  our  souls  with  heav'nly  fire, 
Or  we  shall  ne'er  perform  thy  will. 
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FIFTH  SUNDAY   AFTER   EPIPHANY, 

Gospel.— Matth.  13,  24-3<h 


1    \  fE  Christian  men.  pray  notice  well] 
1_     Our  Savior  in  the  parable 

ve  and  plainly  show, 
'i\n  in  the  church  can  do. 
!  The  church  is  to  a  field  corn  par  d. 
I  cultivated  and  . 

I  where  the  gospel  tratb  is  Viie  .  ' 
re  is  the  gospel  seed  reeeiv'ch 

.  the  watchmen  fall  to  sleep, 
And  they  neglect  their  guard  to -keep, 

.  soon  interferes-, 
Ad  I  sows  the  field  with  seeds  of  tares, 
■i   Such  ever  was  the  church'* 

The  formal  Christian,  void  of  grace. 
Is  like  the  tares  among  the  wheat: 
:.  rightly  r .  ..ear, 

•"■  But  U  A'"d  up  too, 

The  tares  among  the  wheat  must  g] 
There  to  remain  till  harvest  day. 
Till  they  are  searchM,  and  cast  away* 
6  This  parable  will  show  us  plai 

That  saints  and  sinners  will  remain, 
As  members  of  his  c.  state, 

Till  Jesus  comes  to  separate, 

•■  careful  th<  i      We  attend' 

To  watch  and  pray  unto  the  en 
Till  all  our  trials  shall  be  past. 
Lest  we  should  prove  but  tares  at  last* 

8-r  l.  m. 

•J  Matth.  13,  37-42. 

'THOUGH  in  the  earthly  church  below* 
X    The  wheat  and  tares  together  grew, 
83 


86  FIFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPIPHAM. 

Jesus  ere  long  will  weed  the  crop, 

And  pluck  the  tares  in  anger  up. 
£  Will  it  relieve  their  horrors  there. 

To  recollect  their  stations  here  ? 

How  much  they  heard,  how  much  they  knew. 

How  long  among  the  wheat  they  grew  I 
3  Oh  !  this  will  aggravate  their  case  I 

They  perish  under  means  of  grace  ; 

To  them  the  word  of  life  and  faith 

Became  an  instrument  of  death. 
1   We  seem  alike  when  thus  we  meet. — 

Strangers  might  think  we  all  were  wheat  i 

But  to  the  Lord's  all-searching  eyes. 

Each  heart  appears  without  disguise. 
5  But  tho'  they  grow  so  tall  and  stroi  _ 

His  plan  will  not  require  them  long  ; 

In  harvest,  when  he  saves  his  own. 

The  tares  shall  into  hell  be  thrown. 

Epistle,— Col.  3,  12-17- 

86  s.  m. 

1    ]  X  unity  and  peace* 
1    O,  may  I  ever  live  ? 
And  not  in  strife  or  bitterness, 
But  bear,  and  e?er  forgive. 
i   May  I  of  Jesus  learn  ! 

A  meek  and  humble  mind  ; 
And  may  it  be  my  chief  concern 
To  be  for  ever  kind. 
3  May  I  with  patience  bear. 
What  may  be  laid  on  me  :- 
Not  in  presumption  nor  despair. 
In  neither  let  me  be. 
i  The  workings  of  thy  love. 
And  pow'r  of  grace  dil 
84 


SDAY  AFTER  KPIl'HANY.         87,   DO 

Can  tit  me  for  thy  courts  above, 
And  seal  me  ever  thine. 

0  0  may  the  gospel  worth 

With  all  the  means  of  grace, 
Fit  me  to  love  thee,  O  my  Lord  I 

To  serve  thee  all  my  days.  + 

87 

1  *.    XD  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love? 
j  \_  Such  let  our  conversation  be  ; 
The  serpent  Mended  with  the  dove, 

Wisdom  and  meek  simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  strife. 
On  Jesus,  let  us  fix  our  eyes, 

Bright  pattern  of  the  Christian  life. 

bow  benevolent  and  kind! 

How  mild!   how  ready  to  forgive! 

.  •  temper  of  our  mind, 
And  these  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

4  To  do  his  heav'nly  Father's  will, 

is  his  employment  and  delight: 
Humility  and  holy- zeal 

Shone  thro?  his  life  divinely  bright. 

5  Dispensing  good  where'er  he  came, 

The  labors  of  his  life  were  love. 
.  ;  love  the  Savior's  name, 
Let  his  divine  example  move! 

SIXTH  ST'XDAY  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 

Gostel.— ~  Matth.  17,  1-9. 

NS  C.  M« 

i    YY    HEX  Christ  was  on  the  mount  reveal \i 
\  \      fa)  his  disciples-'  view. 


IB  SIXTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EPlPHANT. 

Their  hearts  with  dread  and  fear  were  fill'iu 
With  jay j  and  wonder  too. 

2  Their  feeble  eyes  could  scerce  beheld 

The  brightness  of  his  face  ; 

The  sun  with  all  his  glory  could 

Dart  no  such  glorious  rays. 

3  To  prove  that  Jesus  was  the  Lord-, 

Elias  did  appear, 
And  Moses  bore  the  same  record. 
Conversing  with  him  there-. 

4  A  gracious  voice  From  heaven  camei 

"  This  is  mine  only  Son  !*' 
Give  praise  and  honor  to  his  name. 

And  make  his  glories  known. 
§  Should  we  not  wish  with  him  to  ilw 

And  view  him  evermore  ? 
Like  the  disciples,  hear  and  feel 

His  glory,  love,  and  pow'r  ? 
-3  Can  such  a  sight  cf  Christ  below 

Transport  our  souls  with  love  ? 
Far  greater  joys  will  he  besl 

In  the  bright  world  above. 

on  .     L.  M. 

PU  Matth.  17,  4. 

1  AT    HEN  at  a  distance,  Lord,  we  trace 

\  \      The  various  glories  of  thy  face, 
What  transport  pours  o?er  all  our  breast, 
And  charms  our  cares  and  woes  to  rest ! 

2  With  thee,  in  the  obscurest  cell, 

On  some  bleak  mountain  would  I  dwell* 
Rather  than  pompous  courts  behold, 
And  share  their  grandeur  and  their  gold. 

3  Away,  ye  dreams  of  mortal  joy; 
Raptures,  divine,  my  thoughts  employ; 
I  see  the  King  of  Glory  shine, 

And  feel  his  love,  and  call  him  mine. 


SIXTH   SUNDAY   AFTKR  EPIPHANY.         TV) 

4  On  Tabor,  thus  his  servants  view'd 
His  lustre,  when  transtbimM  he  stood; 
And,  bidding  earthly  stcnfes  farewrl:. 
Cried.  ;*  Lord,  'tis  pleasant  here  to  dwell/' 

5  Yet  still  our  elevated  eyes 

To  nobler  visions  long  to  rise; 
That  grand  assembly  would  we  join, 
Where  all  thy  saints  around  thee  shine-. 

6  That  mount,  how  bright !  those  forms,  how  fair' 
Tis  srood  to  dwell  for  ever  there  ! 

Come,  death,  dear  envoy  of  my  God, 
And  bear  me  to  that  blest  abode. 

Epistle,—  i  Peter  1,  1C-- 

90 

("1  OD*5  word  of  prophecies  is  giv  n. 
X  His  counsels  to  reveal ; 
More  firm  and  sure  than  earth  or  heav'n. 
They  stand,  and  never  fail. 

2  This  word  is  like  the  morning-star, 

Just  glaring  through  the  skies  ! 
First  shows  its  dawning  from  afar, 
Until  the  sun  arise. 

3  More  piercing  than  the  purest  light- 

It  casts  a  heav-nly  ray  : 
Dispels  the  pow'rs  of  darkest  night, 

And  turns  it  into  day. 
1  As  all  the  prophets  prophesied, 

Inspir'd  from  God  above, 
All  are  fultil'd  and  verified, 

As  circumstances  prove. 
5  As  Moses  in  his  day  deelard, 

And  ail  the  fathers  show'dj 
The  Lord  of  life  has  now  appear  a- 

To  make  us  sons  of  God. 


Vi,  92  SEPTUAGESIMA    SUNDAY. 

6  May  I  unto  this  light  give  heed! 
Since  none  but  this  alone 
Can  be  the  light  of  life  I  need, 
To  make  the  Lord  my  own. 


91 


L.  M. 

\  T^  HEX  Israel  through  the  desert  pass'd, 
\  \      A  fiery  pillar  went  before 
To  guide  them  through  the  dreary  waste, 

And  lessen  the  fatigues  they  bore. 
Such  is  thy  glorious  word,  O  God  f 

'Tis  for  our  light  and  guidance  giv'n ; 
It  sheds  a  lustre  all  abroad, 

And  points  the  path  to  bliss  and  heav'n. 
It  fills  the  soul  with  sweet  delight, 

And  quickens  its  inactive  pow'rs ; 
It  sets  our  wand'ring  footsteps  light  ; 

Displays  thy  love  and  kindles  ours. 
Its  piomises  rejoice  our  hearts  ; 

Its  doctrines  are  divinely  true  ; 
Knowledge  and  pleasure  it  imparts  \ 

It  comfoits  and  instructs  us  too. 
Ye  favord  lands,  who  have  this  word, 

Ye  saints,  who  feel  its  saving  pow'r, 
Unite  your  tongues  to  praise  the  Lord, 

And  his  distinguished  grace  adore. 


[JAGES1MA,  OR  THE  THIRD  SUNDAY   BEFORE 
LENT. 

Gospel.— Matth.  20.  1-16. 


02 


L.  M. 

IN  parables  the  Lord  doth  show, 
What  gospel  ministers  must  do — 
How  to  perform  their  duty  well, 
We  find  here  in  this  parable, 

88 


SEPT C'.u;k< ima    BUVMT.  K 

2  The  church,  a  vineyard  of  the  Lord  : 
Those  whom  he  sends  to  teach  his  word. 
They  labor  in  his  vineyaid  here  ; 

They  have  the  charge,  the  trust,  and  caie. 

3  God,  to  erect  his  church  on  earth — 
The  vineyard  of  the  greatest  worth — 
Thus  did  his  laborers  early  send, 
That  sacred  vineyard  to  attend.. 

4  And,  as  the  passage  plainly  shows, 
The  call  was  first  unto  the  Jews, 

When  priests  and  Levitea  taught  and  show'd 
The  law  and  ordinance  of  God. 

5  They  ministerd  as  they  were  taught ; 
But  otherwise  they  labor  d  not, 

Till  they  did  first  with  him  agree, 
And  knew  what  their  reward  should  be. 

6  Those  who  have  not  the  cause  at  heart. 
Do  with  reluctance  act  their  part; 
And  as  a  penny  for  the  day.. 

Yea  all  such  hirelings  teach  and  pray. 

7  Not  only  unto  Jacob's  race 

Did  God  reveal  his  plan  of  grace  ; 
But  after  many  years  were  past, 
The  Gentiles  too  were  call'd  at  last. 

8  The  call  they  did  with  joy  embrace,. 
To  be  instructed  with  such  grace; 

In  such  a  call  to  serve  the  Lord, 
"Was  unto  them  a  great  reward. 

9  They  ask'd  not,  what  shall  we  receive 
Asa  support  on  which  we  live  ? 
They  trust  the  word  and  promises, 
And  act  their  part  with  willingness. 

10  They  teach,  admonish,  and  reprove, 
And  all  they  do  is  out  of  love  ; 
They  act  with  fervency  and  zeal, 

And  God  rewards  their  labors  well.  ( 

89 


B3  SEPTUAGESIMA    SLWDAt. 

no  o.  ivt. 

yO  Isa.  55,  1,£. 

1  T    ET  ev'ry  mortal  ear  attend, 
J  j  And  ev'ry  heart  rejoice  ; 
The  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds?, 

With  an  inviting  voice. 

2  Ho!  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls-, 

That  feed  upon  the  Wind, 
And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 
To  fill  an  empty  mind  ; 

o  Eternal  Wisdom  has  prepard 
A  seal-reviving  feast. 
And  bids  your  longing  appetites 
The  rich  prevision  taste. 

4  Ho!  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 
And  pine  avVay,  and  die  ; 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
With  springs  that  never  dry* 

6  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy  here-, 
In  a  rich  ocean  join; 
Salvation  in  abundance  flows, 
Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine; 

6  [Ye  perishing  and  naked  poor*, 

Who  work  with  mighty  pain 

To  weave  a  garment  of  your  own-j 

That  will  not  hide  your  sin  : 

7  Come,  naked,  and  adorn  your  souls, 

In  robes  prepard  by  God, 
Wrought  by  the  labors  of  his  Son-, 
And  dy'd  in  his  own  blocd.] 

fc  Dear  God !  the  treasures  of  thy  love 
Are  everlasting  mines, 
Deep  as  our  helpless  mis'ries  are> 
And  boundless  as  our  sins! 
90 


SEPTUAGESIMA    SUNDAY.  94.  95 

9  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace, 
Stand  open  night  and  day; 
Lord,  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away. 


94 


Epistlj:.— 1  Cor.  9,  24,  to  ch.  10,  3. 


L.  M. 

1    Q UPPORTED  by  especial  grace, 
| !j  And  by  superior  pow'r  upheld. 
The  faithful  Christian  runs  his  race, 
To  gain  the  victory  and  the  field. 
3  But  O,  how  foolish  and  unwise 
Could  it  be  truly  said  to  be  ! 
For  those  who  fain  would  gain  the  prize, 
And  yet  not  strive  for  mastery. 

3  To  gain  the  never-fading  crown. 

Each  reigning  sin  muse  be  subdu'd  ; 
The  haughty  spirit  must  come  down, 
And  yield  unto  the  ways  of  God. 

4  The  soul  with  carnal  mind  beset, 

Can  never  speed  in  holine:<5  j 
But  still  oppressed  with  ev'ry  weight 
Of  sin,  and  burdens  of  distress. 

5  All  candidates  for  glory  must 

Be  watching  unto  constant  pray'r— ~ 
To  crucify  their  pride  and  lust, 
If  they  desire  the  crown  to  wear* 

6  May  I  be  wise  to  act  my  part, 

And  evermore  be  on  my  guard, 
To  watch  and  pray  with  all  my  heart, 
And  wait  the  coming  of  my  Lord.  i 

nr  C.  M. 

VO  Phil.  3,  12-21. 

\      \   WAKE,  my  soul,  stretch  ev'ry  nerve* 
t\   And  press  with  vigor  on  j. 
9i 


C\>  ST.XAGESIMA    SUNDAY. 

A  heav'nly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2  'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice, 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high  : 
'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye. 

3  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey  ; 
Forget  the  steps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  thy  way. 

4  Bless'd  Savior,  introduced  by  thee, 

Have  we  our  race  begun  ; 
And,  crown'd  with  vict'ry,  at  thy  feet 
We  lay  our  laurels  down. 


SEXAGESIMA,  OR  THE  SECOND  SUNDAY  BEFORE  LENT. 

GasrEL. — Luke  8,  4-15. 

96  c.  m. 

1  \    SOWER  that  goes  forth  to  sow, 
XA^  Far  different  soils  he  finds; 
Such  is  the  case  with  preachers  too, 

They  preach  to  difPrent  minds. 

2  Some  minds  are  like  the  trodden  way, 

That  can't  receive  the  grain  ; 
Tho'  they  attend  to  hear  and  pray, 
They  hear  the  word  in  vain. 

3  With  such  does  Satan  act  his  part, 

Like  birds  of  prey,  devour  ; 
He  takes  the  word  soon  from  their  heart, 
That  it  can  have  no  pow'r- 

4  And  some  are  like  the  stony  soil, 

Which  soon  shoots  forth  its  blade: 
First  they  believe  and  hear  awhile; 
But  soon  thev  shrink  and  fade. 
92 


SKXAGKSIMA    SUNDAY*  07 

5  At  first  it  is  a  joyful  news, 

The  gospel  truth  to  hear> 
But  0,  it  answers  not  their  views. 
The  Savior's  cross  to  bear. 

6  Some  are  just  like  that  kind  of  ground, 

All  fill'd  with  thorns  and  brier; 
Their  hearts  with  carnal  cares  abound — 
The  world  is  their  desire. 

7  Though  they  are  made  to  hear  and  feel 

The  need  of  saving  grace  ; 
Yet  to  support  their  haughty  will, 
They  keep  their  sinful  place. 

8  Great  God,  how  cautious  should  we  be  ! 

To  keep  still  on  our  guard  ; 
To  watch  and  pray,  to  search  and  see 
That  we  may  be  prepared .  $ 

97 

i      \     SOW  EK  is  gone  forth  to  sow. 
/X   And  scatter  blessings  round — 
Ye  sons  of  men  on  earth  below, 
Ye  are  the  gospel  ground. 
2  The  seed  that  finds  a  stony  soil, 
Shoots  forth  a  hasty  blade  : 
But  ill  repays  the  sower's  toil  : 
Soon  witherd,  scorclrd,  and  dead. 
•3  The  thorny  ground  is  sure  to  balk 
All  hopes  of  harvest  there ; 
We  rind  a  tall  and  sickly  stalk, 
But  not  the  fruitful  ear. 

4  The  beaten  path  and  highway  side 

Receive  the  word  in  vain  : 
The  watchful  birds  the  spoil  divide, 
And  pick  up  all  the  grain. 

5  But  where  the  word  of  srace  and  pow'r 

Has  found  a  happy  field, 

"  93 


98  SEXAGESIMA    SUNDAY. 

How  plenteous  is  the  golden  store 
The  deep  wrought  furrows  yield  ? 
6  Father  of  mercies,  we  have  need 
Of  thy  preserving  grace  ; 

Let  the  same  hand  that  gives,  the  seed, 
Provide  a  fruitful  place.. 

Epistle.— 2  Cor.  11,  19,  to  ch.  12,  9. 

98  L.  M. 

1  TF HE  faithful  servants  of  the  Lord, 

JL    Who  teach  the  plain  and  simple  word, 
Are  always  tempted,  always  tried, 
Distress'd  and  vex'd  on  ev'ry  side. 

2  Such  was  the  first  apostles'  fate, 
As  sacred  writings  do  relate; 
And  all  their  faithful  partners  meet 
The  like  reward  and  equal  treat. 

3  Qfttimes  they  falsely  are  aeeus'd, 
And  there/ore  slander'd  and  abus'd, 
When  they  endeavor  to  discharge 
Their  office  to  the  world  at  large. 

4  The  gospel  is  the  purest  light, 

It  brings  the  sacred  truth  to  sight : 
But  where  the  truth  its  beauty  shows, 
There  Satan's  kingdom  will  oppose* 
a  The  servants  of  the  Savior  are 
Expos'd  to  danger,,  dread,  and  fear^ 
Continual  conflicts,  war,  and  strife, 
Attend  the  course  of  all  their  life. 

6  Expos'd  to  wants  of  ev'ry  kind, 
Distress'd  in  body  and  in  mind — 
Esteem'd  as  men  of  meanest  worth, 
As  the  offscourings  of  the  earth. 

7  Ofttimes  as  pilgrims  here  they  roam, 
.$o  certain  stay,  or  place  of  home  > 

94 


The  chief  reward  they  hope  to  have, 

is  that  which  is  beyond  the  grave.  t 


00  L- M- 

1)\J  2  Cor.  12,  7,  9,  10. 

1  T    ET  me  but  hear  my  Savior  say, 

J  j  <•  Strength  shall  be  equal  to  thy  day,-' 
Then  I'll  rejoice  in  deep  distress, 
Leaning  on  all-sufficient  grace. 

2  I  "lory  in  infirmity. 

That  Christ's  own  pow'r  may  rest  on  me; 
When  I  am  weak,  then  am  1  strong, 
Grace  is  my  shield,  and  Christ  my  song. 

3  I  can  do  all  things,  or  can  bear 
All  sufTrings,  if  my  Lord  be  there ; 
Sweet  pleasures  mingle  with  the  pains, 
While  his  left  hand  my  head  sustains. 

4  But,  if  the  Lord  be  once  withdrawn, 
And  we  attempt  the  work  alone. 
When  new  temptations  spring  and  rise. 
We  rind  how  great  our  weakness  is. 

5  So  Samson,  when  his  hair  was  lost, 

the  Philistines  to  his  cost; 
k  his  vain  limbs  with  sad  surprisej 
Made  feeble  right,  and  lost  his  eyes, 


QUINQUAGESIMA  SUNDAY,  OR  THE  SUNDAY  BEFORE 
LENT. 


100 


Gospel.— Luke  IS,  ai--43 
L,  Bf. 


1      \     CERTAIN  beggar,  poor  and  blind, 

Xx.   A  needy  creature,  as  we  rind, 
Whose  heart  was  rill'd  with  woe  and  grief, 
Cried  to  the  Savior  for  relief* 


101  QUI^qUAGKSIMA    SUNDAY. 

2  He  cried,  0  blessed  David's  Son ! 
My  mournful  case  to  thee  is  known ; 
0  pity  me,  grant  me  my  sight ! 
Restore  to  me  that  wanted  light. 

3  Though  he  was  blind,  yet  he  could  hear 
And  know  that  his  dear  Lord  was  near  : 
He  cried  and  pray'd,  and  would  not  cease. 
Till  he  had  vented  his  distress. 

-1   When  once  our  blindness  we  do  feel, 
Our  grief  no  longer  can  conceal ; 
Then,  like  the  beggar,  we  shall  cry 
To  Jesus,  ere  he  passes  by. 

5  \re  we  rebuk'd,  we  cry  the  more, 
Till  Jesus  manifests  his  pow;r — 
Yea,  in  his  gospel  we  shall  know, 
That  we  are  heard,  and  answer 'd  too. 

6  Then,  like  the  beggar,  we  shall  be; 
Once  we  were  blind,  but  now  wTe  see 
Our  darkness  turned  into  day, 

And  follow-  Jesus  in  his  way.  | 


101  8,7,8,7. 

lUl  Mark  10,  48. 

1  "  YTERCY,  O  thou  Son  of  David  !" 

_lVjL  Thus  the  blind  Bartimeus  pray'd; 
"  Others  by  thy  word  are  saved, 
Now  to  me  afford  thine  aid." 

2  Many  for  his  crying  chid  him, 

But  he  call'd  the  louder  still; 
Till  the  gracious  Savior  bid  him, 

"  Come,  and  ask  me  what  you  will.'"5 

3  Money  wTas  not  what  he  wanted, 

Tho'  by  begging  us'd  to  live ; 
But  he  ask'd,  and  Jesus  granted, 

Alms  which  none  but  he  could  give. 
96 


quiN^r  »t  £81  •'  '.    •  C  S DAY. 

"  Lord,  remove  this  grievous  blindness, 

Let  my  eyes  behold  the  day!" 
Straight  he  saw,  and  won  by  kindi 

Folio w'd  .Tesas  in  the  way. 
Oh  !  methinks  I  hear  him  \ 

Publishing  to  all  around  : 
"  Friends,  is  not  my  case  amazing? 

What  a  Savior  I  have  found  ! 
Oh  !   that  all  the  blind  but  knew  J     ■  . 

And  would  be  ad  vis 'd  by  me  ! 
Surely  they  would  hasten  to  him — 

He  would  cause  them  all  to  se< 


102 


Epistle.— 1  Cor.  13.  1-13, 
L.  M. 


i   pOUL 

V_    With  all  the  eloquence  of  men, 
And  not  the  love  of  God  partake. 
All  my  profession  would  be  vain. 

2  I  should  be  like  the  sounding  brass. 

Or  like  the  tinkling  of  a  bell ; 
And  should  I  for  an  angel  pass, 

It  would  not  save  my  soul  from  hell.       • 

3  Had  I  the  gifts  of  prophecy, 

And  all  the  mysteries  reveapd, 
Yet  in  my  sins  I  "d  be  to  die, 

Unless  my  heart  with  love  were  fill'd, 
A  Had  I  such  faith  as  could  remove 

The  greatest  mountains  from  their  place  ; 
Yet  all  in  vain,  till  Christian  love 
Is  wrought  in  me  by  saving  grace. 
o  If  all  my  goods,  the  poor  to  feed, 

With  my  consent,  were  freely  giv?n, 
But  without  charity  indeed, 

I  never  should  be  fit  for  heav?n. 
e  97 


(04  ASH   WEDGES  DAT. 

Ey  bo  cry  given  for  to  bj>rn, 
To  make  atonements  for  my  sin — . 
I  should  be  like  a  vasnish'ti  strn, 

That  which  hath  naugh*  but  tilth  within  . 
7   O,  may  that  precious  gift  of  God  ! 
True  charity,  that  giace  divine — 
In  all  my  heart  be  shed  abroad; 

And  seal  me.  Lord,  for  ever  thine.  1 


10 


•">  C.  M. 

•)  I  Cer.  !.3,  1-3- 

ID  I  possess  the  gift  of  tongues, 

|  /  Great  God,  without  thy  grace, 
My  loudest  words,  my  loftiest  songs 
Would  be  but  sounding  brass. 

2  Tho'  thou  shouldst  give  me  heav'nly  skiH\ 

Each  myat'ry  to  explain, 
Had  I  do  heart  t»  (fa  thy  wirK 
My  k  .  ■  vvouki  be  vain. 

3  Had  I  so  strong  a  faith,  my  God,. 

As  mountains  to  remove, 
No  faith  could  do  me  real  good, 
That  did  not  work  by  love. 

4  Oh,  grant  me  then  this  one  request, 

And  I  Jll  be  sacisii^d, 
That  love  divine  may  rule  my  r>reast5. 
And  all  my  actions  guide. 

THE    FIRST    DAY    OF    LENT,  COMMONLY  CALLED 
ASH-WEDNESDAY. 

Gospel.— Matth.  6,  10-21. 


104 

'N 


e.  m. 

OT  in  deception  or  disguise 
Most  Christians  fast  or  pray  ; 
But  take  their  blessed  Lord's  advice, 
Which  is  a  dif  rent  way.. 
SB 


ASH-WEDNKSDAY.  WS 

2  The  hearts  with  godly  sorrow  fill'd, 

Need  never  make  a  show ; 
Their  state  of  mind  will  be  reveal'ik 
In  all  they  act  and  do. 

3  They  who  are  well  convinced  of  sin. 

Will  feel  a  deep  distress  ; 
Yet  differ  not  from  other  men, 
In  their  external  dress. 

4  Their  fasting,  pray'r,  and  abstinence^ 

Are  fervent  and  sincere; 
They  will  not  act  with  mere  pretence, 
Sad  countenance  to  wear. 

5  God  will  not  pay  a  true  regard, 

To  such  a  borrow'd  face  ; 
Nor  errant  the  future  <rreat  reward 
To  those  who  mock  his  grace. 

6  The  Lord  is  not  to  be  deceived; 

All  things  are  in  his  view : 
Our  pray'r s  by  him  are  not  recei 
Unless  our  hearts  be   I 


105 


C.  M. 

John  4,  24:   Ps.  139,  23,  24. 

1  (  \  OD  is  a  Spirit  just  and  wise, 
VT  He  sees  our  inmost  mind  ; 
In  vain  to  heav'n  we  raise  our 

And  leave  our  souls  behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne, 

With  honor  can  appear  ; 
The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyea  salute  the  ski 

Their  bending  knees,  the  gi 
But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice, 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 
99 


10t)  ASH -"WEDNESDAY. 

4   Lord,  search  my  thoughts,  and  try  my  ways, 
And  make  my  soul  sincere ; 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 


106 


EpIstle. — Joel  2,  12— 1" 


C.  M. 

1  npURN  ye  to  me,  thus  saith  the  Lord, 

J^    Ye  who  have  gone  astray — 
Your  cries  and  mournings  shall  be  heard, 
And  not  be  cast  away. 

2  Will  ye  from  sin  and  vice  depart, 

By  fasting  and  with  pray'r, 
Rend  not  your  garments,  but  your  heart, 
And  for  my  grace  prepare. 

3  I  will  return  to  you  again, 

When  ye  return  to  me  : 
Your  earnest  pray'rs  are  not  in  vain, 
And  never  more  shall  be. 

4  The  Lord  is  gracious,  good,  and  kind, 

To  those  who  seek  his  face ! 
With  a  sincere  and  humble  mind, 

Shall  find  his  pard'ning  grace. 
o  Our  horrid  crimes,  how  have  they  swelFd  ! 

To  heaven  they  are  grown  ; 
God's  threat'nings  are  at  last  fulfil'd, 

And  bring  his  judgments  down. 

6  "Well  we  deserve  to  feel  the  rod  : 

Our  punishments  are  due  ; 
But  O!  we  have  a  gracious  God, 
Who  will  forgive  them  too. 

7  Come,  let  us  in  his  presence  meet, 

And  bow  beneath  his  throne ; 
Confess  with  sorrow  and  regret, 
The  follies  we  have  done. 
100 


FIRST    SUNDAY    IN    LK.NT.        107.   ltl 

10/  Jer.  3,  22-  Hos.  14,4. 

HOW  oil,  alas  !  this  wretched  heart 
Has  wanderM  from  the  Lord  ! 
How  olt  my  roving  thoughts  depart, 
Forgetful  of  his  word. 
2   Yet  sovereign  mercy  calls  "  Return  :*' 
Dear  Lord,  and  may  I  come  ? 
My  vile  ingratitude  I  mourn; 
Oh,  take  the  wand 're r  home. 

.    And  canst  thou,  wilt  thou  yet  forgive, 
And  bid  my  crimes  remove  ? 
And  shall  a  pardon'd  rebel  live 
To  speak  thy  wondrous  love  ? 
I   Almighty  grace,  thy  healing  pow'r 
How  glorious,  how  divine ! 
That  can  to  bliss  and  life  restore 
So  vile  a  heart  as  mine. 

5  Thy  pard'ning  love,  so  free,  so  sweet, 
Dear  Savior,  I  adore  : 
Oh,  keep  me  at  thy  sacred  feet, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 


10 


IRST  SUNDAY  IN  LENT,  CALLED  INVOCAVIT. 

Gospel.— Matth.  4,  1-11. 

Q 

0  C.  M. 

HOW  great  was  our  dear  Lord's  distres 
His  trials,  how  severe, 
When  in  a  howling  wilderness, 

He  strove  with  Satan  there. 
That  foe  assaults  him  with  disdain  : 

Thou  art  here  left  alone, 
To  suffer  hunger,  thirst,  and  pain — 
Would  God  forsake  his  Son  ? 
101 


109  FIRST    SUNDAY    IN    LMTP. 

3  Now,  to  supply  thy  present  need, 

Art  thou  the  Son  of  God, 
Command  these  stones  that  they  be  bread", 
Supply  thyself  with  food. 

4  May  we  reply  as  Jesus  did, 

When  we  are  tempted  too  ! 
This  is  the  means  by  which  we  rid 
Ourselves  of  such  a  foe.. 

5  3Ian  does  not  live  by  bread  alone, 

But  by  that  sacred  word, 
By  which  all  things  are  made  ai 
As  order 'd-  by  the  Lord. 

6  In  various  ways  the  tempter  hri 

To  cause  the  Savior's  fall  ; 

But  was  defeated  and  defied, 

And  miss'd  his  aim  in  all. 

7  Christ  conquer'd,  and  he  gain'd  the  day; 

In  all,  he  overcame; 
To  him  we  look,  to  him  we  pray. 
And  we  shall  do  the  same. 
3  To- his  (tea*  word  and  promises 
We  ever  have  recourse  ; 
In  him  always  have  we  success, 
To  banish  Satan's  force. 

3  _  L.  M. 

\  \  Y  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord,. 
:\  [    I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word  : 
But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears, 

Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal,. 

Such  dePrenee  to  thy  Father's  will; 

Thy  love,  and  meekness  so  divine, 

I  would  transcribe  and  make  them  mine. 

Cold  mountains,  and  the  midnight  air, 

Witness'd  the  fervor  of  thy  pray'r  : 


i 


MRST    SUNDAY     IN    LENT.       110,    111 

i  :if  desert  thy  temptation?  knew, 
Thy  conflict,  and  thy  vict'iy  too* 
•  Be  thou  my  pattern  ;  let  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here  ; 
Then  God,  the  Judge,  shall  own  n.y  nam* 
Arnong  the  fol'wers  of  trie  Lamb. 


no 


ri  feTL*.— 2  Cor.  0. 


c.  m. 

MlIOULD  we  receive  that  grace  in  vainj 
^  That  precious  gift  of  God  ? 
And  serve  our  former  lusts  aga 
slight  the  Savior's  blood  ; 
S   Should  we  refuse  to  watch  and  : 
And  lose  what  v„Te  have  gainM  ( 

:  would  oe  casting  Christ  away. 
And  all  his  love  disdain' d, 
The  Lord  was  pleas'd  oui 

t€  accepted  hour  : 
\Tow  is  the  time  to  persevere^ 
And  use  the  Savior's  pow'r. 

.-  faitbf  I  ser        -  >i  the  Lord, 

Ourselves  we  most  approve — 
Attend  unto  his  precious  word. 

With  pure  unfeigned  leve. 
To  bear  assaults  on  ev'ry  hand, 

And  yet  not  be  dismay'd  : 
Confirmed  in  Christ  by  faith  to  st 

Supported  by  his  aid. 

Ill  2  C   :.  •  .  :. 

i    V"  OAV  is  th5  accepted  time. 

,  \    Now  is  the  day  of  grac^  ; 
v,  sinner,  come  without  delay. 
And  seek  the  Savior's  face. 


212  SECOND    SUNDAY    IN    LENT. 

2  Now  is  thJ  accepted  time,. 

The  Savior  calls  to-day, 
To-morrow  it  may  be  too  late, 
Then  why  should  you  delay  ? 

3  Now  is  th'  accepted  time,. 

The  gospel  bids  you  come  ; 

And  ev'ry  promise  in  his  word 

Declares  there  yet  is  room-. 

4  Lord,  draw  reluctant  souls, 

And  feast  them  with  thy  love  ; 
Then  will  the  angels  clap  their  wing 
And  bear  the  news  above. 

5  At  length  around  thy  throne, 

They  shall  thy  face  behold  ; 
While  thro3  eternity  they  '11  strive 
Their  raptures  to  unfold.. 


SECOND  SUNDAY   IN  LENT,  CALLED  REMINISCE11K  • 

Gospel.— Matt-h.  15,  21-28. 

112 

1  JjRA\  "R  will'  at  last  an  answer  gain  ; 

Sure  none  shall  seek  the  Lord  in  vain  ! 
Tho'  Jesus  may  at  first  delay, 
None  shall  be  empty  sent  away. 

2  A  certain  passage  we  do  read, 
Proves  it  to  be  the  case  indeed  : 

A  heathen  woman  fillM  with  grief,. 
Did  come  to  Jesus  for  relief.. 

3  With  fervent  pray'r,  his  help  she  sought; 
Truly,  at  first  he  answer'dnot ; 

And  in  his  turn  he  signified, 
That  she  should  ever  be  denied.. 

4  He  first  concealed  what  he  meant, 
By  sayina,  I  am  only  sent, 

104 


SECOND    SUNDAY    IN    LENT.  113 

To  grant  relief  and  help  to  those 

Of  Jacob's  race,  whom  God  hath  chose. 

5  But  still  a  more  distressing  word 

Was  then  expressed  by  Christ  the  Lord  : 
I  ought  not  take  the  children's  bread. 
And  give  to  dogs,  that  they  be  fed. 

6  Yet  all  this  drove  her  not  away. 

But  caus'd  her  with  more  warmth  to  pray  : 
Have  mercy,  Lord,  O  pity  me  ! 
My  trust  for  help  is  all  in  thee. 

7  She  own'd  she  was  not  Israel's  seed. 
But  could  be  call'd  a  dog  indeed  ; 

But  that  would  not  take  children's  bread. 
Though  dogs  should  with  the  crumbs  be  fed. 

8  The  Savior  then  was  forc'd  to  yield, 
And  with  those  words  his  mind  reveal'd  ; 
O,  woman  !  thou  must  have  relief, 
Undoubted  great  is  thy  belief. 

9  Here  may  we  learn,  here  may  we  know. 
What  faith  with  humble  pray'r  can  do  ; 
Should  we,  who  are  of  Christian  race. 

Not  persevere  to  gain  such  grace  ?  | 


113 


C.  M 

1  /  \H,  what  amazing  words  of  grace. 
\J  Are  in  the  gospel  found  ! 
Suited  to  ev'ry  sinner's  case, 

Who  knows  the  joyful  sound. 

2  Come,  then,  with  all  your  wants  and  wound.'* 

Your  ev'ry  burden  bring  ; 
Here  love,  eternal  love  abounds, 
A  deep  celestial  spring. 

3  This  spring  with  living  water  flows, 

And  living  joy  imparts  ; 
Come,  thirsty  souls,  your  wants  disclose, 
And  drink  with  thankful  hearts. 
105 


114,   115       SECOND    SUNDAY    IN    LENt. 

Epistle. — 1  Thess.  4,  1-7. 


14 


€.  M. 

-  f|  HE  truth  which  Christians  once  receiv'-d. 

JL    They  never  more  should  slight ; 
The  promises  they  once  believ'd 
Should  e'er  be  kept  m  sight. 

2  The  Savior  must  be  still  in  view> 

Hife  life  to  imitate  ; 
To  serve  the  Lord  in  all  they  do> 
And  humbly  on  him  wait. 

3  In  Christian  virtues  to  abound, 

Should  be  their  constant  aim  ; 
And  all  their  actions  should  redound 

To  show  the  Savior's  fame. 
■i   Engag'd  with  zeal  on  ev'ry  hand, 

All  vices  to  oppose  ! 
And  evermore  prepar'd  to  stand, 

To  'conquer  all  such  foes. 
5  All  base  desires,  all  lusts,  and  pride. 

By  faith  must  be  subcluM, 
Until  the  soul  be  sanctified, 

And  the  whole  mind  renew'd. 

-  Whilst  such  in  faith  and  love  increase; 

They  find  established  rest ; 
They  will  enjoy  eternal  peace, 

And  be  for  ever  blest.  $ 

1  I  C  L.  M. 

llO  Titus  2,  10-13v 

]    QO  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 

f^  The  holy  gospel  wTe  profess  ; 

So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 

To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine  1 
Q  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 

The  honors  of  our  Savior  tjrod:5 
106 


drv, 

And  grace  subdues  the  pow'r  of  sin, 
?-   Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 

Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pri 

While  jus*  n-ce,  trut... 

Our  inwai 
-\   Religion  bean  our  spirits  up. 

Whilst  we  expect  that  blessed  hope, 

The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord, 

And  faith  stands  leaning  o: 


TIIl&D  ST'NI'AY   IN   LENT.  "  ?T:LI» 

Gospel. — Luke  11.  14 


116 


l.  m. 

\     PALACE  is  the  .   . 

_^\_  Which  Satan  guard-. 

And  " 

And  kee£s  the 

.  There  fa 

And  there  against  a* 

He  governs  there,  and  fea. 

And  holds  the  castle  as  his  . 

'i  Poor  man  obeys  him  as  his  chi 

Because  of  pride  and  unbelief: 

ke  slaves  and  servants  on  him  wait, 

And  seldom  feel 
i  But  when  the  Savior  clai  c.rt, 

That  cruel  tyrant  must  depa  I 

When  Jesus  speaks,  and  gives  commands 

That  prince  of  darkness  can't 

The  force  of  his  restraining  grace. 

Will  cause  that  lord  to  le 

Some  outward  changes 

But  yet,  some  id 

107 


117 


rniRD  scnday  r>   ll^  : 


I   >'  he  wanders  for  a  while. 
Himself  he  cannot  reconcile, 
He  has  not  fully  quit  his  home, 
it  ->oon  he  means  again  to  come. 
7   Where  Jesus  does  not  fully  re._ 
He  surely  will  return  again. 
With  vice  and  envy  sevenfold. 
:  :ious,  impudent,  and  bold, 

5  His  ;  do  more  (oi- 

ls spite  of  all  leproois  and  ehe   . 
1  of  men  and  angels  joi  - 
'      •  that  harden' 

case  was  bod  bei 
tis  worse,  and  still  m      h    ■ 
►t  be  i 

bai  .- •  •    :  w;  f$  of  God. 

I  I  >rrid,  wretched  tate! 

'r-  Sod,  let  it  not  be 

g  kkJ  Spirit  gain  m 
.   i   •  irt. 

J 

2  Pet   .    .    - 
n  former  days, 
\     Were  found  at  Zion's  ga 

u  awhile  in  wis d     i 
An  j  told  your  happy  state 

sin  draw  back. 
And  love  again  to  stray, 
!  -  Barrow  path  of  life  for-,  . 
And  choose  the  beaten  way; 
link  not  your  names  above 
Are  written  with  the  saints  . 
The  promise  of  eternal  love 
Is  his  who  never  faints, 
i       Mil  transient  joy  and  peace 
Your  deeper  doom  have  seal'-. 
168 


THIRD    StJXDAT    IN    LENT.        118,119 

Unless  you  wake  to  righteousness. 
Ere  judgment  is  reveal'd. 


118 


Epistle. — Eph.  '>,  1-9. 

ft  L.  M. 

1  \    E  who  profess  the  Lord  to  love, 

J      Let  all  your  lives  and  actions  prove. 
With  pure  desires  and  ardent  zeal, 
Attached  to  Christ  to  do  his  will. 

2  Walk  ye  in  love,  as  Christians  ought  ; 
Remember,  ye  were  dearly  bought, 
And  ransom'd  with  the  greatest  price. 
When  Jesus  died  our  sacrifice. 

3  A  sacrifice  of  sweetest  smell, 
As  pleased  the  righteous  Father  v 
When  his  dear  precious  blood  was  spilt. 
It  then  atoird  for  all  oui  guilt. 

\   Amazing  love,  beyond  degree  ! 
No  greater  love  could  ever  be  ; 
0  Christians,  take  this  love  in  view! 
And  learn  what  sovereign  love  can  do. 
rhis  love  renews  the  soul  within, 
And  makes  the  mind  averse  to  sin  ; 
All  works  of  darkness  are  denied, 
Reprov'd,  condemned,  and  mortified. 


119 


L.  M. 
Psalm  141,  2-5. 
\  j  Y  God,  accept  my  early  vows, 
J\J    Like  morning  incense  in  thy  house j 

And  let  my  nightly  worship  rise, 
Sweet  as  the  ev'ning  sacrifice. 

"Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them,  Lord, 
From  ev'ry  rash  and  heedless  word  ; 
Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to  tread 
The  guiltv  path  where  sinners  lead. 
109 


120      FOURTH  SUNDAY  IN  LENT. 

3  O  may  the  righteous,  when  I  stray, 
Smite  arm  reprove  my  wand'ring  way*! 
Their  gentle  words,  like  ointment,  shed. 
Shall  never  bruise,  but  cheer  my  head. 

A  When  I  behold  them  press'd  with  grief, 
?  ?11  cry  to  heav'n  for  their  relief; 
And  by  my.  warm  petitions  prove 
How  much  I  prize  their  faithful  love. 


FOURTH  SUNDAY  IN  LENT,  CALLED  L/ETARE. 

Gospel. — John  G,  1—15. 

)  L,  M. 

1  f'\  RANT  us,  dear  Lord,  our  daily  bread,- 
VjT  Thus  do  we  pray  in  time  of  need  ; 

To  him,  our  precious  Lord,  we  cry, 
Who  daily  doth  cur  wants  supply. 

2  Where  nothing  laid  in  store  we  see, 
Where  thousands  faint  and  hungry  be, 
Vet  may  we  trust  and  firmly  o'lieve, 
He  finds  a  way  for  us  to  live. 

'  When  5esu$  in  the  wilderness 
Beheld  his  fol'wers  in  distress, 
Fatigu'd,  and  hungry,  weak  and  faint. 
He  pitied  them  to  see  their  want. 

4  And  how  to  help  them  he  wvell  knew, 
Altho'  he  ask'd,  what  shall  w7e  do  ? 
Our  faith  must  alwTays  first  be  tried. 
Before  our  wants  are  all  supplied. 

5  He  then  commands  them  to  prepare, 
And  trust  his  providence  and  care ; 
Without  a  table  being  set, 

The  feast  for  them  was  soon  complete, 

6  When  Jesus  grants  us  his  increase, 
Then  we  partake  the  greater  bliss  \ 

110 


TOURTH    SUNDAY    IN    LENT.       1 2 1 ,   V2& 

Two  little  fish,  five  loaves  of  breads 
Some  thousands  of  his  fol'wers  fed. 
7  If  here  we  follow  Christ  indeed, 
He  will  support  us  as  we  need  ; 
And  when  this  present  life  is  past, 
Wk  ':i  feast  with  him  in  hef.v'n  at  las3:.       t 

m^      L.   AT. 
John  6,  3-3- IS. 
1     TESUS,  thou  art  the  living  bread, 

»J    By  which  our  needy  souls  are  fed  : 

In  thee  alone  thy  children  find 

Enough  to  fill  the  empty  mind. 
:  Without  this  bread  I  starve  and  die: 

Xo  other  can  my  need  supply  : 

But  this  will  suit  my  wretched  case, 

Abroad,  at  home,  in  ev'ry  place. 
)  -Tis  this  relieves  the  hungry  poor, 

Who  ask  for  bread  at  mercy's  door ; 

This  living  food  descends  from  heav'n. 

As  manna  to  the  Jews  was  giv'n. 
4  This  precious  food  my  heart  revives  ; 

What  strength,  what  nourishment  it  gives' 

O  let  me  evermore  be  fed 

With  this  divine,  celestial  bread ! 


122 


EnsTLE.— Gal.  4,  21-31. 


C.  M. 

\   S  the  Galatians  vainly  dreamed, 
J\^  The  case  can  never  be  : 
Man  is  not  by  the  law  redeemed, 
Xor  yet  by  works  made  free, 
2  Xot  by  the  deeds  of  any  law 
Can  any  man  be  sawd, 
But  always  kept  in  fear  and  awe; 
And  yet  remain  tlepravYu 
111 


123      FOURTH  SUNDAY  I>'  LENT. 

3  The  carnal  mind  will  e'er  remain 
At  enmity  with  God, 
Until  the  soul  is  born  again, 
And  cleans'd  by  Jesus'  blood. 

1  It  was  by  covenant  of  grace, 
That  God  in  Christ  had  made, 
He  justifies  the  fallen  race  ; 
For  which  the  Savior  bled. 

5  0,  why  should  we  be  so  unwise, 
To  trust  to  what  we  do  ? 
To  rush  on  such  an  enterprise, 
That  cannot  bear  us  through. 


C.  M. 

1  1JARK!  how  from  Sinai's  mount  proceeds 
J7JL   The  trumpet's  awful  blast ; 

While  yet  the  heart  with  anguish  bleeds. 
And  sinks  in  woe  at  last. 

2  Behold,  the  sinner's  fearless  soul, 

Which  love  could  ne'er  arrest, 
With  trembling  hears  the  thunder  roll. 
And  death  approaching  fast. 

3  But  lo  ! — what  sounds  of  heav'nly  peace. 

Amid  the  storm  I  hear, 
When  howling  winds  a  moment  cease, 
And  love  succeeds  to  fear! 

4  Now,  on  the  hill  of  Calvary, 

Where  Jesus  once  was  slain, 
Sweet  peace,  and  love,  and  sympathy, 
There  all  unbroken  reign. 

5  Whene'er  the  tempest's  vengeful  voice. 

And  guilt  my  soul  appal, 

I  then  in  Jesus  will  rejoice, 

And  mercy's  gentle  call. 

6  And  when  by  caie  and  woe  oppressed, 

Or  storms  of  sorrow  fall, 
112 


FIFTH    S-r>*DA¥    t>    L£ft1.  1.- 

1  *11  flee  to  him,  and  find  a  re?t — 
Enjoy  in  him  my  all. 


FIFTH  ST.NDAY  IN  KENT,  CALLED  Jl 

Gospel. — John  3,  4 '5— 59*. 


124 


C.  M. 
HEX  Jesus  taught  the  Jews 
The  way  of  righteousness, 

They  rose  in  anger,  tierce  and  bold, 
And  scorn'd  him  to  his  face. 


2  The  prince  of  darkness  gets  enrag'J 

To  see- the  truth  succeed  ; 
And  all  his  subjects  are  engag'd 
To  join  with  him,  their  head. 

3  The  gospel  truth  conveys  a  dart. 

Tho'  Satan  should  oppose  ! 
And  ofttimes  it  does  reach  the  hearr 
Of  those  who  are  its  foes. 

4  But  those  who  do  not  wish  to  b'liev 

Will  vent  and  spit  their  spite — 
Much  rather  than  the  truth  Leceive,. 

Be  blinded  with  the  light. 
«;   And  thus  the  case  is  ever  so  : 

All  such  who  teach  the  truth, 
In  all  they  seek,  or  say,  or  do, 

They  feel  the  serpent's  tooth. 

6  The  soal  that  is  not  born  of  God,. 

Will  never  love  his  ways  ; 
But  ever  slight  the  Savior's  blood.. 
And  all  the  means  of  grace. 

7  How  awful  must  their  cases  be,. 

Who  wilfully  refuse 
And  scorn  the  Lord,  who  bought  them  fre?,. 
As  did  the  stubborn  Jews. 
113 


125 


FIFTH    SUNDAY    IX    LENT. 


125 


S.  M. 
Fsalm  g& 

VND  will  the  God  of  grace 
Perpetual  silence  keep  ? 
The  God  of  justice  hold  his  peace; 
And  let  his  vengeance  sleep  / 

2  Behold,  what  cursed  snares 

The  men  of  mischief  spread  ; 
The  men  that  hate  thy  saints  and  thee. 
Lift  up  their  threatening  head. 

•3  Against  thy  hidden  ones 

Their  counsels  'they  employ, 
And  ma1ree>  with  her  watchful  eye. 
Pursues  them  te  destroy. 

4  The  noble  and  the  oase 
Into  thy  pastures  leap'; 
The  lion  and  the  stupid  ass 
Conspire  tc  vex  thy  sheep. 

i  "  Come,  let  us  join,"  they  c  ,y, 

"  To  root  them  from  the  ground-. 
Till  not  the  name  of  saints  remain-, 
Nor  mem'ry  shall  be  found, " 

■    Awake,  almighty  God, 

And  call  thy  wrath  to  mind  ; 
Give  them,  like  forests,  to  the  fire. 
Or  stubble  to  the  wind. 

p/  Convince  their  madness,  Lord, 

And  make  them  seek  thy  name  ; 
Or  else  their  stubborn  rage  confound. 
That  they  may  die  in  shame. 

£   Th°n  shall  the  nations  know 

That  glorious  dreadful  word:     , 
•Jehovah  is  thy  name  alone, 
And  thou  the  Sovereign  Lord', 
114 


126 


FIFTH    SUNDAY    IN    LENT.       126,    1*27 

E-msi-le.— Hob.  9,  11-1"). 


{  ESUS,  the  great  High  Priest,. 
t  j    Hath  full  atonement  made. 
Will  make  his  people  truly  blest,. 

"Who  own  him  for  their  head. 
The  priests  ordain'd  of  old, 

They  answer d  to  their  times  $ 
But  all  their  ofPrings  never  eould 

Atone  for  all  their  crimes. 

But  Christ  the  Savior  brings 
OfPrin  gs  •:•  f  u-  r  e  a  t  e  r  worth 

Than  types  and  shadows  of  those  things- 
Thai  only  heki  him  forth. 

Not  blood  of  calves  or  goats 

Did  Jesus  saeriace  ; 
To  cleanse  the  soalirom  sin  a-nd  spots  v 

3 Tust  be  of  greater  price. 
Jesus  by  his  own  blood, 

Went  in  that  holy  place, 
And  sacriric'd  himself  to  God, 

To  save  all  Adam's  race. 
He  ever  reigns  above, 

And'  for  us  intercedes  ; 
There  manifests  his  tender  love. 

And  there  our  causes  pleads. 


12 
M 


7  c.  m;. 

I  Heb.  7  and  9. 

ESUS,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold 
A  thousand  glories  more 
Than  the  rieh  gems  and  polish'd  gold 
The  sons  of  Aaron  wore. 

They  first  their  own  burnt  offerings  brought,. 
To  purge  themselves  from  sin ; 

us 


128  M\TH    SUNDAY    IN    LENT. 

"Thy  Hie  was  pure  without  a  spot, 
And  all  thy  nature  clean. 
Fresh  blood,  as  constant  as  the  day, 
Was  on  their  altar  spilt; 
But  thy  one  ofPring  Takes  away, 
For  ever,  ail  our  guilt. 
3   Their  priesthood  ran  thro-  sevral  ha 
For  mortal  was  their  race  ; 
Thy  never-changing  office  stands 
Eternal  as  thy  day. 
-"•  Once  in  the  circuit  of  a  year, 
With  blood,  but  not  his  own, 
Aaron  within  the  veil  appears 
Before  the  golden  throne. 
I  Christ  by  his  own  pow'rful  blood, 
snds  above  the  skies, 
And  in  the  presence  of  our  God, 

Shows  his  own  sacrifice.] 
resus,  the  King  of  Glory,  reigns 

On  Zioir's  heav'nly  hill ; 
Looks  like  a  Larab  that  has  been  slain, 
And  wears  his  priesthood  still. 
S  fie  ever  lives  to  intercede 
Before  his  Father's  face  : 
1    •  e  him,  my  soul,  thy  cause  to  plead, 
Nor  doubt  the  Father's  grace. 

.  .   SUNDAY  IN  LENT,  CALLED  PALM  SUNDAY,  OR 
SUNDAY  BEFORE  EASTER. 

Gospel.— -Matth.  2i,  1-9. 

128 

;    r7I0N,  receive  thy  glorious  King  ! 
£j   Behold,  he  comes  to  thee  : 
Thy  songs  of  thanks  and  praises  si    _ 
He  comes  to  set  thee  free. 
116 


SIXTH    SUNDAY    IN    LKNT.  109 

'2  Behold,  he  comes  from  heav'n  above, 
To  thee  he  doth  descend ; 
He  comes  with  pity,  grace,  and  love, 
As  brother,  lord,  and  friend. 
'")   Yes,  true!  he  comes  in  meanest  state, 
To  dwell  awhile  below; 
And  yet,  the  work  is  wondrous  great 
For  him  on  earth  to  do. 
1   He  comes  to  save  all  Adam's  race, 
By  shedding  of  his  blood  : 
He  comes  to  make  them  heirs  of  grace, 
And  also  sons  of  God. 
•r>  His  grace  divine,  and  Spirit's  aid, 
Tho'  we  are  prone  to  ill, 
Can  soon  effect  the  change  we  need. 
And  sanctify  our  will. 
6  Grant  us,  O  Lord!  that  we  receive 
The  Savior  in  our  heart ; 
That  we  may  ever  with  him  live, 
And  never  with  him  part. 


C.  M. 

Matth.  21,  9  ;  Luke  19,  38-40. 

1  1TOS  \NNA  to  the  royal  Son 
XJL  Of  David's  ancient  line  ; 
His  natures  two,  his  person  one, 

.Mysterious  and  divine. 

2  The  root  of  David  here  we  find, 

And  offspring  is  the  same  : 
Eternity  and  time  are  join'd 
In  our  Immanuel's  name. 

3  Blest  he  that  comes  to  wrretched  men 

With  peaceful  news  from  heav'n ; 
Hosannas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  giv'n. 
117 


WD,    131       SIXTH    SL.NDAY    IN    LENT. 

4  Let  mortals  never  refuse  to  take 
Th'  hosanna  on  their  tongues, 
Lest  rocks  and  stones  should  rise,  and  break 
Their  silence  into  sonsjs. 


130 


-j.— Phil.  %  £-11. 


L.  M. 

i    AT  ^E  should  possess  the  Savior's  mind  ; 
\  \      Like  him,  be  humble,  meek,  and  kind 
Esteem  the  world  as  filth  and  dross^ 
And  be  resigned  to  bear  the  cross. 

2  All  powT  and  glory  is  his  own, 

But  yet,  he  left  his  heavmly  throne — 
He  came,  and  gave  himself  to  be 
Expos 'd  to  pain  and  misery. 

3  On  Calvary  he  groamd  and  bled, 
Until  he  bow'd  his  sacred  head! 
He  died  in  sorrow,  grief,  and  pain,. 

s  pow'r  he  rose  again* 

hath  ascended  up  on  high! 

He  reigns  above,  beyond  the  sky; 

And  ev'ry  knee  to  him  shall  bow, 

In  heavn  above,  and  earth  below. 

5  Immortal  honors  there  he  claims! 
His  name  exceeds  all  other  names: 

such  on  earth,  or  yet  in  heav'iu 
As  that  which  God  to  him  has  givm. 

6  Not  men  or  angels  e'er  can  raise, 
Such  notes  as  fully  sound  his  praise; 
Yet,  let  us  join  with  them  to  sing 
The  praises  of  the  Lord  our  King. 

L.  M. 

Rev.  5,  12. 

HAT  equal  honors  shall  we  bring 

To  thee,  O  Lord,  our  God,  the  Lamb, 

lid 


131 


yi.\ v s D I -riit  b a b a r.  * : fi 

!i  all  the  nates  that  angels  sin 5 
Are  far  inferior  to  thy  name  ? 
2  Worthy  is  he  that  once  was  slain, 

Prince  of  Peace  that  groan"  d  and  died  ; 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live,  and  reign 
At  his  almighty  Father's  side. 

0  Pow-'r  and  dominion  are  his  due, 

Who  stood  condemned  at  Pilate's  bar  : 
Wisdom  belongs  to  Jesus  too, 

he  was  c-harg'd  with  madness  h 

1  All  riches  aie  his  native  right, 

Yet  he  sustained  amazing  loss 
To  him  ascribe  eternal  might, 

Who  left  his  weakness  on  the  cross. 
5  Immortal  honors  must  be  paid, 
Instead  of  scandal  and  of  scorn  : 

lines  around  his  head, 
And  a  bright  cr  -  -horn. 

>s  ngs  for  ever  on  the  Lamb, 

>  bore  the  rerse  for  wretched  men  l 
Let  angels  sound  his  sacred  name, 
And  ev'ry  creature  say.  Amen. 


rtfATNDY-TRURSDAY,  OR  THURSDAY  BEFORE  EA  - 

Gospel. — John  13.  1-1 -j. 


1 


V/Q  C.  M. 

1   rpo  show  how  humble  Christians  ought 
X    To  one  another  be, 
Christ  with  his  own  example  ta 
As  plainly  we  may  see. 

I  Though  he  was  Lord  and  Master  greaf, 
Who  giveth  all  commands, 
He  wash'd  his  own  disciples*  feet> 
With  Lis  own  blessed  hands* 
US 


133  MAUNDY-THURSDAY. 

3  When  thus  their  Master  with  them  dealt, 
And  prov'd  his  love  to  them, 
How  must  their  haughty  hearts  have  felt, 
To  meet  with  such  esteem. 
1   May  they  who  worldly  honor  seek, 
Learn  what  it  is  to  be 
Like  Jesus,  humble,  truly  meek, 
From  self-applauses  free. 
.">  Such  facts  as  these  should  have  effect, 
To  bring  the  haughty  low  ; 
The  proudest  heart  should  feel  a  check, 
And  deeply  humbled  too. 

6  Thus  Peter's  mind  was  much  impress'd, 

He  thought  himself  too  mean; 
But  also  felt  himself  distress'd, 
To  have  no  part  with  him. 

7  "  Till  thou  art  wash'd  thou  hast  no  part 

With  me,"  the  Savior  said  ; 
Then  Peter  cried,  "with  all  my  heart! 
Wash  thou  my  hands  and  head." 

S  Christ  did  not  hereby  institute 
This  as  an  ordinance, 
Which  Christians  e'er  should  execute, 
His  kingdom  to  advance. 
9  Xo  :  this  example  was  design'd 
To  show  us  mortals  here, 
That  we  be  humble,  meek,  and  kind — 
Each  other's  burdens  bear. 


C.  M. 

REHOLD,  where  in  a  mortal  form 
Appears  each  grace  divine ! 
The  virtues,  all  in  Jesus  met, 
With  mildest  radiance  shine. 
2  To  spread  the  rays  of  heav'nly  light, 
To  give  the  mourner  joy  ; 
120 


MAUNDY-THURSDAY.  134 

<-ach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor, 

Was  his  divine  employ. 
Lowly  in  heart,  to  all  his  friends 

A  friend  and  servant  found, 
I  J.-  wash'd  their  feet,  he  wip\l  their  tears, 

And  heal'd  each  bleeding  wound. 
'Midst  keen  reproach  and  cruel  scorn, 

Patient  and  meek  he  stood  : 
foes  ungrateful,  sought  his  life; 

He  labor  d  for  theii  good. 

To  God  he  left  his  righteous  cause, 

And  still  his  task  pursued, 
While  humble  pray'r  and  holy  faith 

His  fainting  strength  renew 
In  the  last  hours  of  deep  distress, 

Before  his  Father's  throne, 
With  soul  resigned,  he  bow'd,  and  said, 

;;  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done  l'} 

Be  Christ  our  pattern  and  our  guide! 

His  image  may  we  bear  ! 
0  may  we  tread  his  holy  steps, 

His  joy  and  glory  share  ! 

Epistle.— 1  Cor.  11,  23-32. 


134 


C.  M. 

r\  HE  time  of  Jesus  being  at  hand 
J^    To  leave  this  world  below: 
(rave  his  disciples  this  command  : 

"  This  shall  ye  mind  and  do. 
This  blessed  bread  which  I  do  break, 

This  cup,  this  blessed  wine, 
My  body  and  my  blood  partake, 

An  ordinance  divine. 
This  ordinance  I  do  ordain, 

To  prove  my  sacred  will ; 
r  121 


135  MAU>*DT-THURSDAT. 

This  institutioo  shall  contain 

My  pledges  and  my  seal. 
1   Take  ye  this  bread,  and  eat,"  he  saith, 

;;  And  drink  this  cup  likewise ; 
And  by  so  doing  show  my  death 

And  precious  sacrifice." 

]•)*)  L.  M. 

1    JrpWAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night, 
J_    When  pow'rs  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 

And  friends  betray'd  him  to  his  foes. 
\:   Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  bless'd,  and  brake 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran ! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spake  ! 

3  ••  This  is  my  body,  broke  for  sin  : 
Receive  and  eat  the  living  food;" 
Then  took  the  cup,  and  bless'd  the  wine  : 
ci  ^Tis  the  new  cov'nant  in  my  blood." 
-i    [For  us  his  flesh  with  nails  was  torn; 
He  bore  the  seouige,.  he  felt  the  thorn  ; 
And  justice  pour'd  upon  his  head 
Its  heavy  vengeance  in  our  stead. 

5  For  us  his  vital  blood  was  spilt, 
To  buy  the  pardon  of  our  sruilt ! 
Wrhen  for  black  crimes  of  biggest  size, 
He  gave  himself  a  sacrifice] 

6  ;;  Do  this,"  he  cried,  "  till  time  shall  end, 
In  mem'ry  of  your  dying  Friend  ; 

Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 
The  love  of  your  departed  Lord," 

7  [Jesus,  thy  feast  we  celebrate. 

We  show  thy  death,  we  sing  thy  name, 
Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb  J 

123 


GOOD-FRIDAY.  136,    137 


GOOD- FRIDAY. 


GosrEL.— Matth.  96  and  27 ;  Mark  14  and  U 
Luke  22  and  93:  John  18  and  19. 


L.  M. 

1  ~\  "  E  wretched  sons  of  men  draw  near, 
J_     The  cries  and  groans  of  J  «us  hear; 
Come,  see  the  blessed  Lamb  of  God, 
There  shedding  of  his  precious  blood. 

:,J  Behold  him  wounded,  scourg'd,  and  bruis'd. 
There  moek'd  and  slander'd,  and  abus'd; 
O  hear  his  cries  upon  the  tree  : 
"Why  hath  my  God  forsaken  me  Vs 

3  His  pain,  his  anguish,  and  distress, 
No  heart  can  feel,  no  tongue  express; 
When  all  the  pow'rs  of  bell  broke  in, 
And  Christ  bore  all  the  weight  of  sin, 

i  When  Jesus  to  the  cross  was  nail'd, 
The  sun  was  all  in  darkness  veil'd, 
The  rocks  were  rent  when  Jesus  cried! 
The  earth  was  shaken  when  he  died. 

5  The  heavens  their  black  curtains  drew, 
Such  mournful  scenes  they  could  not  view  ; 
It  was  too  much  for  human  eye, 
To  see  the  King  oi  Glory  die, 

I  How  dark  and  awful  was  the  day, 
When  Jesus  died  to  take  away 
Our  curse  and  punishment  and  pain, 
For  which  he  died  and  rose  again.  J 

ton 

10/  CM. 

\   /  \  LET  me  look  to  Golgotha, 
\  /  And  my  dear  Savior  see, 

Who  on  the  cross  doth  weep  and  pray, 
Who  bleeds  and  dies  for  me* 


138  GOOD-FRIDAY. 

2  <)  may  that  blood  my  Jesus  spilt, 

When  be  for  me  was  slain, 
Cause  me  to  know  and  feel  my  guilt! 
My  guilt  of  deepest  stain. 

3  lie  died  for  me,  that  I  should  live, 

And  in  his  latest  breath 
He  pray'd  the  Father  to  forgive, 

And  sav'd  my  soul  from  death. 
I   This  precious  truth  to  me  reveapd, 

My  doubts  shall  soon  remove; 
And,  having  thus  my  pardon  seal'd, 

My  soul  is  mov-'d  with  love. 

5  The  law  with  all  its  pow'r  and  force 

Cannot  effectual  be. 
To  free  my  soul  from  sin  and  curse, 
Or  work  a  change  in  me. 

6  But  when  1  can  believe  it  true, 

vVhat  Christ  for  me  hath  done, 
My  heart  muit  feel  and  soften  too, 
For  follies,  weep  and  mourn. 

7  Come,  sinners,  view  the  Lamb  of  God ! 

Come,  venture  near,  and  try  ; 
The  merits  of  the  Savior's  blood 
Will  bring  salvation  ni°;h. 

138 

1    AT "HEN  Jesus  on  the  cross  I  see, 
\  \      My  soul  is  mov'd  within, 
To  think  my  Lord  has  died  for  me, 
To  free  my  soul  from  sin. 
'2  Should  such  a  creature  as  I  am, 
My  Lord's  compassion  move  ? 
Astonishing  that  I  should  claim 
The  merits  of  his  Iovp. 
3  Sure,  it  would  melt  my  harden'd  heart, 
And  humble  me  the  more, 
124 


GOOD- FRIDAY.  139,    140 

Could  I  but  know  and  feel  in  part. 

The  pains  my  Savior  bore. 
My  proud,  my  stout,  and  selfish  will, 

No  longer  could  abid»- ; 
My  vile  affections  prone  to  ill, 

Would  soon  be  crucified. 
Was  all  the  force  of  learning  join'd 

To  make  me  know  and  feel 
My  dark  and  wretched  -rate  of  mind, 

let  all  could  not  avail.  J 


m 


L.   M. 

1  AT  ""HAT  caus'd  a  deep  and  mournful  sound  ? 

\  \      What  caus'd  the  earthquakes  clei. 
Both  heav'n  and  earth  set  in  amaze,     [ground, 
The  glorious  sun  to  hide  his  face? 

2  \o  wonder  why  the  earth  doth  shake, 
The  seas  convulsM  and  mountains  quake, 
And  nature  shrinking  with  surprise, 
Since  Christ,  the  mighty  Savior,  dies! 

3  His  blood  is  streaming  from  the  tree, 
It  is  my  Savior,  O  'tis  he  ; 

My  only  Savior,  O  my  God  ! 
There  shedding  his  atoning  blood. 

4  For  me  there  on  the  cross  he  hangs, 
For  me  he  feels  such  horrid  pan^s  ; 
For  me  he  yields  his  fleeting:  breath, 

For  me  he  dies  that  painful  death.  + 


140 


C.  M. 

1  rpHUS  saith  the  Ruk-r  of  the  skies  : 

X    c<  Awake,  my  dreadful  sword  ; 
Awake,  my  wrath,  and  smite  the  man, 
My  fellow,--  saith  the  Lord. 

2  Vengeance  received  the  dread  command, 

And,  armed,  down  she  flies; 
125 


141  COuD-l^RfDAT. 

Jesus  submits  V  his  Father's  hand, 
And  bows  his  head,  and  dies. 
3  But,  oh!  the  wisdom,  and  die  grace, 
That  join  with  vengeance  now! 
He  dies  to  save  our  guilty  race, 
And  yet  he  rises  too. 
A   A  person  so  divine  was  he, 
Who  yielded  to 
That  he  could  giv^  ray, 

And  take  the  same  again. 
3  Live,  glorious  Lord,  and  reign  on  high, 
Let  ev'ry  nation  sing, 
And  angels  sound,  with  endless  joy, 
The  Savior  and  the  King. 


m 


1..  M. 

i     I   I  E  dies,  th°  friei  d  of  sinners  dies! 
£l    Lo!   Salem's  daug   i  rs  weep  around; 

A  solemn  daik      is  skies 

A  sudden  tr  :  -s  the  ground! 

2  Comj,  saints,  and  drop  a  t  ?ar  or  two 

For  him  w   o  _  Death  your  load; 

He  shed  a  thons  feu, 

A  thousand  dra  st  blood. 

3  Her^  *s  lov  •  yond  d^ree; 

Th^  Lord  <•  -         man ! 

But  lo!    v.     .•     •  j  •>.  3  it     - 

Jesus,  ■ 
\  Th°  rising  rh^  tom\ 

(In  vain  t  :>e)  ; 

Cherubic  I  aim  home, 

- 1  «   •  feome  ta  the  skies. 

3  Break  off  saints,  and  tell, 

How  high  your  greal  ]>   '  \  "r  r  reigns; 
Sinii  how  he  snoil'd  th^  hosts  of  hell, 
And  led  the  monster  death  in  chains { 


good-Friday.  l4*> 

Say,  "Live  for  ever  wondrous  King! 

Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save!^ 
Then  ask  the  monster,  "  Where  ys  thy  stinsr  ? 

And  where  'a  thy  vict'ry,  boasting  grave  r' 


142 


C.  M. 
i    J  ;  EHOLD  the  loving  Son  of  God  ! 

J^   Streteh'd  out  upon  the  tree; 
Behold  him  shed  his  precious  bloody 
And  die  for  you  and  me. 
8  Why  is  his  body  rack'd  with  pains> 
And  wrung;  with  keen°st  smart  ? 
Why  flows  the  blood  out  of  his  veins  t 
Why  torn  with  grief  his  heart  ? 
"•   All  righteousness  did  he  fulfil, 
No  sin  did  e'er  he  know  ; 
He  never  thought  nor  acted  ill* 
Why  was  he  wounded  so  ? 
4   Alas!  I  know  the  reason  why; 
Our  num'rous  sins  he  bore  : 
This  caus'd  his  bitter  agony. 
This  wounded  him  so  sore. 
3   But  hence  our  confidence  begins  ; 
For  we  may  boldly  sav, 
That  thus,  by  bearing  all  our  sins. 
He  took  them  all  away. 
•'   Our  God  is  fully  reconcil'd, 
His  justice  satisfied ; 
Each  sinner  now  may  be  his  child* 
Since  Jesus  bled  and  died. 
~i   Come,  then,  each  needy  sinner,  come. 
If  you  '11  accept  he  '11  give  ; 
But  suffer  him  to  lead  you  home ! 
Whoever  will,  may  live. 
V27 


143  GOOD-FRIDAY. 

1    i  ^  C*    M' 

L-LO        Psalm  69,  14-21,  26,  29,  32, 

1  V  OW  let  our  lips,  with  holy  fear 

\    And  mournful  pleasure,  sing 
The  sufferings  of  our  great  High  Priest. 
The  sorrows  of  our  King. 

2  He  sinks  in  floods  of  deep  distress  ; 

How  high  the  waters  rise! 
While  to  his  heav'nly  Father's  ear 
He  sends  perpetual  cries. 

3  ,;  Hear  me.  O  Lord,  and  save  thy  Son, 

Nor  hide  thy  shining  face  ; 
Why  should  thy  fav'rite  look  like  one 
Forsaken  of  thy  grace  ? 

4  With  rage  they  persecute  the  Man 

That  groans  beneath  thy  wound. 
While  for  a  sacrifice  I  pour 
My  life  upon  the  ground. 

5  They  tread  my  honor  to  the  dust. 

And  laugh  when  I  complain; 
Their  sharp  insulting  slanders  add 
Fresh  anguish  to  my  pain. 

6  All  my  reproach  is  known  to  thee, 

The  scandal  and  the  shame  ; 
Reproach  has  broke  my  bleeding  heart, 
And  lies  defil'd  my  name. 

7  I  looked  for  pity,  but  in  vain  : 

My  kindred  are  my  grief: 
I  ask  my  friends  for  comiort  round. 
But  meet  with  no  relief. 

8  With  vinegar  they  mock  my  thirst ; 

They  give  me  gall  for  food : 
And,  sporting  with  my  dying  groans. 
They  triumph  in  my  blood. 

9  Shine  into  my  distressed  soul, 

Let  thy  compassions  save  ; 
328 


GOOD-FRIDAY.  144 

And  though  my  flesh  sink  down  to  death. 

Redeem  it  from  the  grave. 
10  I  shall  arise  to  praise  thy  name, 

Shall  reign  in  worlds  unknown  ; 
And  thy  salvation.  O  my  God. 

Shall  seat  me  on  thy  throne." 


Epistle. — Isa.  5V>. 


444 


C.  M. 

1  "A  JT7  HO  hath  believ'd  thy  sacred  wo: 

\  >      The  message  of  thy  Son  ? 
Reveal  thine  arm,  almighty  Lord  ! 
And  make  his  office  known. 

2  The  Jews  despisM  his  person  here. 

Esteenrd  him  vile  and  mean, 
For  in  the  form  he  did  appear, 
No  comeliness  was  seen. 

3  A  man  of  sorrow,  pain,  and  grief, 

He  was  on  earth  below  ; 
In  him  the  Jews  had  no  belief. 
But  odious  in  their  view. 

4  They  turn'd  their  eyes  away  from  him 

And  treated  him  with  scorn  : 
He  suffer ?d  pain  and  grief  for  them  ; 
Their  sorrows  he  hath  borne. 

5  The  Lord  injustice  pleas'd  to  bruise 

Him,  though  his  only  Son  : 
He  suffer'd  for  the  stubborn  Jews. 
And  nations  yet  unknown. 
8  Like  wand-ring  sheep,  we  ran  astrav. 
And  left  the^fold  of' God; 
Each  wand-ring  in  the  crooked  way. 
And  in  the  downward  road. 
7   But  all  our  sins  on  him  were  laid, 
We  bv  his  wounds  are  heal'd ; 
1-29 


145  GOOD-FRlbAY. 

(rod's  vengeance  on  the  Shepherd's  head, 

Is  our  redemption  seal'd* 
^  Ten  thousand  -captive  souls  enslav'd 

And  doom'd  to  endless  pain, 
Are  from  their  graves  and  prisons  savM* 

And  brought  to  God  again. 
D  His  joy  tul  soul  shall  ever  see 

The  purchase  of  his  blood  ! 
Great  numbers  justified  shall  be> 

And  reconcil'd  to  God-, 

)0  His  honor,  life,  and  ev'ry  breath 
For  sinners  then  he  gave  : 
Was  like  the  wicked  in  his  death* 
And  took  with  them  his  grave. 
ll   But  God  shall  raise  his  honor  high, 
And  sive  him  great  reward  : 
He  who  for  sinners  once  did  die, 
Now  reigns  as  sovereign  Lord. 


145 


L.  M. 

:.    A  \  7  HEX  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 
\  \      On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Father,  forbid  that  I  should  boast, 

Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God  : 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See !   from  his  head,  his  hands,  and  feet, 

Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down  I 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 

Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  ? 
'*•  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 

That  were  a  present  far  too  small ; 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 

Demands  my  soul,  mv  life,  mv  all. 

iao 


146 


>r.\>TJ.k.  1 16,  14$ 

FEAST  OF  EASTER. 

Gospel. — Murk  16,  l-v 


14 


C,  M* 
'PG  Jesus  Christ)  ottr  Jiving  Hea^ 

L    Be  everlasting  praised 
Who  now  is  raised  from  the  cl 

With  power,  life,  and  grace. 
He  suffer'd,  died,  and  rose  again  ; 

Thousrh  death  and  hell  oppose, 
He  shall  for  ever  live  and  reign, 

In  spite  of  all  his  foes. 
The  force  of  men  and  devils  johv  d, 

With  all  their  art  and  scheme. 
They  could  not  keep  that  Lord  eoniin'd 

Who  quells  and  conquers  them. 
He  bleeds  no  more  upon  the  tree, 

No  more  to  shed  his  Hoed  $ 
He  needs  no  mere  for  sinners  be 

The  bleeding  Lamb  of  God. 
Once  for  us  ali  he  bled  and  died. 

But  was  fiom  death  restored; 
He  rose,  thar  we  be  justified, 

And  holy  to  the  Lord. 

0  cruel  death!  where  is  thy  sting  I 
Where  is  thy  pow'r,  0  grave  ? 

All  glory  to  the  Lord  our  King, 
Who  died  our  souls  to  save, 

7  S.  M. 

I  Luke  24,  34. 

^npHE  Lord  is  ris'n  indeed,"5 
1     And  are  the  tidings  true  ? 
Yes,  we  beheld  the  Savior  bleed, 

And  saw  him  living  too. 

"  The  Lord  is  ris'n  indeed,'-* 
Then  Justice  asks  no  more? 

mi 


] 


EASTER. 


Mercy  and  truth  are  now  agreed. 

Who  stood  oppos'd  before. 
3   ••  The  Lord  is  ris'n  indeed,'' 

Then  is  his  work  perform' d  : 
The  captive  surely  now  is  freed, 

And  death,  our  foe,  disarmed. 
\   •'•  The  Lord  is  lis  "n  indeed,'' 

Attending  angels,  hear; 
l'p  to  the  courts  of  heav'n3  with 

The  joyful  tidings  bear. 

0  Then  take  your  golden  lyres, 

And  strike  each  cheerful  chord, 
Join  all  the  bright  celestial  choirs. 

To  sing  our  risen  Lord. 
J    i  Q  4  lines  7's« 

140  1  Cor.  153  56. 

1  /  CHRIST,  the  Lord,  is  ris'n  to-day  ! 
{       Sons  of  men  and  angels  say  ! 
Raise  your  joys  and  tiiumphs  high  ! 
Sing,  ye  heav'ns. — and  earth,  reply. 

'1  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done, — - 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won  : 
Lo!  the  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er: 
Lo  !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal. 
Christ  hath  burst  the  gates  of  hell  : 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise, 
Christ  hath  open'd  paradise. 

1   Lives  again  our  glorious  King  ! 
;;  Where,  O  death  !  is  now  thy  sting  ?" 
Once  he  died  our  souls  to  save  : 
s;  Where  's  thy  vict'ry,  boasting  grave  i 

5  Soar  we  now  where  Christ  has  led, 
Fol'wing  our  exalted  Head  : 
Made  like  him,  like  him  we  rise. 
Ours  the  cross,  the  srave,  the  skie«. 
138 


KASTKK.  MP 


6  What,  though  once  we  perish'd  all, 
Partners  of  our  parent's  fall  ; 
Second  life  let  us  receive, 

In  our  heav'nly  Adam  live. 

7  Hail  the  Lord  of  earth  and  heav'n  ! 
Praise  to  thee  by  both  be  giv'n  ! 
Thee  w    greet  triumphant  now, 
Hail  !   the  resurrection — thou. 


I  JiJ  Psalm  2. 

1  \  V     IIY  did  the  nations  join  to 

\  \      The  Lord's  anointed  Son  ? 
Why  did  they  cast  his  laws  a  v. 
And  tread  his  gospel  down  ? 

2  The  Lord,  who  sits  above  the  skies. 

Derides  their  rage  below  ; 
He  sp  ?aks,  with  vengeance  in  his  •  .    s. 
And  strikes  their  spirits  throug 

3  ••  I  call  him  my  eternal  Son, 

And  raise  him  from  the  de 

hill  his  throne. 
And  wide  his  kingdom  spread, 
i   Ask  me,  my  Son.  and  then  enjoy 
it  most  heathen  lands; 
■  rod  of  iron  shall  destroy 
The  rebel  who  withstands." 

e  rulers  of  the  earth, 
v  tlr  anointed  Lord, 
Adore  the  King  of  heav  nly  birt 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 
$  With  humble  love  address  his  tin 
For  if  he  frown,  ye  die; 
Those  are  secure,  and  those  alone, 
Who  on  his  grace  rely. 
13.3 


1.30,  151  easTe»a 


150 


Epistle. — 1  Cor.  5,  6-8* 


L.  M, 

5    r|   HE  feast  of  Easter  was  enjoin-"  d 
I     To  keep  our  S?.vic-r  Christ  in  mind-: 
He  was  our  great  PassoVer  slain., 
Who  once  was  dead,  but  lives  again* 

2  That  Paschal  Lamb  the  Jews  did  eat, 
Prefigurd  Christ  our  Lord  complete  : 
■     The  whole  of  what  it  typified, 

Was  all  complete,  when  Jesus  died, 

■s  We  also  have  a  Paschal  Lamb, 

Since  Christ,  our  great  Passover,  tame) 

He  died  to  be  our  sacrifice, 

And  rose  that  we  should  also  rise. 

\   Let  us  agree  with  one  accord, 
To  keep  this  feast  unto  the  Lor<*<' 
But  not  in  malice  Or  deceit, 
For  such  the  Lord  will  ever  bate-* 

•3  To  purge  the  heart  from  base  desires  : 
The  keeping  of  this  feast  requiies — 
To  love  the  Lord  our  living  Head, 
Is  feasting:  on  unleaven'd  bread* 


C.  M. 

JO,  the  destroying  angel  flies 
j  To  Pharaoh's  stubborn  land! 
The  pride  and  flow'r  of  Egypt  dies 

By  his  vindictive  hand. 
He  pass'd  the  tents  of  Jacob  o'er? 

Nor  pour'd  the  wrath  divine ! 
He  saw  the  blood  on  ewry  door> 
And  blessM  the  peaceful  sign 
134 


fcAsTi  n.  l.ll-A 

1  Thus  the  appointed  lamb  must  bleed, 
To  break  th'  Egyptian  yoke; 
Thus  Israel  is  from  bondage  freed, 
And  'scapes  the  angel's  stroke. 
\  Lord,  if  my  heart  were  sprinkled  too 
With  blood  so  rich  as  thine-, 
.Justice  no  longer  would  pursue 
This  guilty  soul  of  mine. 
6  Jesus  our  true  Passo'er  was  slain, 
And  has  at  once  procur'd 
Freedom  from  Satan's  heavy  chain. 
And  God's  avenging  sword, 


[From  XiJfshs  Vf\(f, int  Zi'rrrsirht," — By   J.  S%] 

10 1"  A  ~,  *,  7,  8,  7,  7. 

1  TESUS  lives,  my  trust  secure, 

•  J    I  shall  live  with  him  in  heaven; 
Though  I  die,  this  truth  is  sure, — 

Need  my  heart  with  f<jar  be  riven  ? 
Jesus  lives,  this  body  too 
Bursts  the  grave  and  breathes  anew. 

2  Jesus,  my  Redeemer,  lives*, 

I  shall  see  his  exaltation, 
When  my  mould'ring  dust  he  gives 

To  its  sweet  reanimation. 
Why  should  mortal  terrors  grieve  ? 
"Will  the  head  its  members  leave  ? 

3  By  the  bonds  of  vital  Faith, 

I  am  twin'd  with  hirn  forever; 
He  explor'd  the  realms  of  death, 

All  its  ghastly  chains  to  sever. 
Me  the  pow'rs  of  death  must  bind} 
Ere  eternal  life  I  find. 
135 


151-A 


4  Wrought  of  earth,  I  know  I  must 

O'er  to  earth  this  frame  deliver, 
But  new  lite  shall  warm  my  dust, 

Kindled  up  to  praise  the  Giver; 
By  his  side  and  free  from  fears, 
I  shall  live  through  endless  years. 
0  Chain'd  no  more  in  mortal  coil, 

Bless'd  with  life  still  brighter  glowing, 
Toss'd  no  more  from  toil  to  toil, 

Sweeter  bliss  still  o'er  me  flowing, 
Finisher  and  Savior  fair 
I  shall  see  thee  always  there. 
G  Then  shall  I  in  purer  light, 

Comprehend  thy  love  transcendent. 
And  with  swelling  heart  recite 

Freedom  and  the  joys  attendant, 
P.escird  from  mortality, 
Breathing  grateful  songs  to  thee. 

7  Let  these  mortal  members  die, 

Fl^sh  nor  blood  can  see  fruition. 
Low  these  earthly  atoms  lie, 

Yet  I  shall  not  sec  perdition ; 
I  shall  moulder,  sink  away, 
Yet  awake  to  endless  day. 

8  Be  inspired  with  hope  and  joy, 

Jesus  owns  you  all  his  members  ; 
Christians  let  no  griefs  annoy, 

Chiist  will  light  your  lifeless  embers. 
When  his  voice  with  potent  swell, 
Breaks  the  gloom  where  shadows  dwell. 

9  From  these  dungeon  walls  of  clay, 

See  yon  brighter  worlds  supernal. 
Thither  lo  !  he  points  your  way, 

From  the  grave  to  life  eternal ; 
There  around,  above,  below, 
Not  a  tear  of  srief  shall  flow. 
136 


KArrca  Monday.  152,  151 

)  Rise  then,  joyful  Christians,  rise. 

Lift  your  thoughts  from  earth  to  heaven  ; 

Yea.  e'en  h^re  beneath  the  skies. 
Be  your  lives  to  Jesus  given; 

Let  ua.  Savior,  love  to  be 

Evei  growing  like  to  thee. 


EASTER   MONDAY. 

F.E.— Luke  24,  13-35. 


152 


c.  M. 

1  "1  \  ~H  Y  should  we  fear  the  pom 

\  \      Why  should  we  be  afraid  ? 

>inee  Jesus  conquer d  when  he  fell, 

And  rose,  our  Lord  and  Head. 

2  His  tortures  and  his  dying  pain. 

His  sorrows  and  his  grief, 
Have  bunted  the  infernal  eh 

And  purchased  our  r 

ath  is  in  vict'ry  swallow'd  u;». 

Our  freedom  is  obtained; 
And  I  .  i  is  our  life  and  h 

Hath  full  redemption  gaimd. 
4  Now  he  has  left  his  silent  tomb, 

And  provM  his  mighty  pow'r  ; 
We  shall  enjoy  the  life  to  come, 

With  him  for  evermore. 

7  Come,  let  us  thank  him  for  his  1 
With  all  we  can  afford  : 
With  saints  on  earth  and  hosfl 
Praise  him  our  mighty  Lord. 

153  l.  y, 

1   r|  HI^  is  lor  us  a  happy  day, 
_i_    Come,  let  us  join  to  sins  a] 
137 


154  EASTER    MONDAY. 

A>nd  him,  our  blessed  Lord,  adore. 
Who  lives  and  reigns  for  evermore* 
2  Glad  halleluiahs  let  us  Sing, 

To  Jesus,  our  great  Lord  and  King ! 

In  spite  of  all  that  did  oppose, 

He  rose,  and  conquer'd  all  his  foes. 

5  The  cross,  the  nail,  and  bloody  spear. 
He  never  more  shall  need  to  fear ; 
His  death  destroyed  the  pow'rs  of  dej 
And  all  the  force  of  hell  beneath. 

4   The  happy  new-  th^  angels  brought, 
To  those  who  Jesus  early  sought. 
It  is  to  us  the  very  same  : 
With  them  \vp  join  to  praise  his  name- 

6  As  Jesus  from  the  grave  did  rise, 
So  shall  w  rais'd  likewise  5 
Our  bodies  irais    1  from  the  tomb, 
Will  fit  th^m  for  the  life  to  come. 

I    There,  like  bless'd  angels  we  shall  be  j 
With  them  the  face  of  Jesus  see: 
We  shall  enjoy  him  as  he  is. 
In  full  fruition,  life,  and  peace. 


Epistle.— Acts  10,  34-41, 


C.  M, 

0  BLESSED  truth  the  gospel  shows. 
On  which  may  be  relied, 
is  Peter  taught  the  partial  Jews, 
All  doubts  are  laid  aside. 
2   No  preference  unto  man  is  giwn, 
Because  of  birth  and  name; 
Hut  all  the  nations  under  heav'm 
.Have  equal  right  and  claim. 

188 


EASTER    MONDAY.  133 

■i  All  those  who  humbly  fear  the  Lord, 
And  seek  his  righteousness, 
All  those  who  trust  unto  his  word, 
Have  endless  life  and  peace. 
1  This  doctrine  through  the  promis'd  land 
First  to  the  Jews  was  shown  ; 
And  by  the  Savior's  great  command, 
Made  to  all  nations  known. 
5  The  Jews  had  crucified  and  slain 
Jesus  upon  the  tree; 
But  O,  he  rose,  and  lives  again, 
To  all  eternity. 

0  0  happy  news,  sent  far  abroad  f 
As  prophesied  before  : 
All  may  be  reconciled  to  God, 

And  live  for  evermore,  f 


15.5 


C.  M. 

1  A  \^ITH  eye  impartial,  heav'n's  high  King 

V  V     Surveys  each  human  tribe  ; 
No  earthly  pomp  his  ey^s  can  charm, 
Nor  wealth  his  favor  bribe. 

2  The  rich  and  poor,  of  pqual  clay, 

His  pow'rful  hand  did  frame; 

All  souls  are  his,  and  him  alike 

Their  common  Parent  claim. 

3  Ye  sons  of  men  of  hi«h  degree, 

Your  great  Supprior  own  ; 
Praise  him  for  all  his  gifts,  and  pay 
Your  homage  at  his  throne. 

4  Trust  in  the  Lord,  ye  humble  poor, 

And  banish  ev'rv  f°ar  : 
The  God  you  serve  will  ne'er  forsake 
The  man  of  heart  sincere. 
139 


150,   157       FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 

THE    FIRST    -T'NDAY    AFTER    EASTER,    CALLED 
OT/ASIMODOGEN1TI. 

Gospel.— John  20,  19-31. 


[56 


C.  M. 

1  \1^    HEN  the  disciples  refuge  sought, 

\  \      To  shun  the  stubborn  Jews  ; 
When  they  had  neither  hope  nor  though:. 
They  heard  a  welcome  news. 

2  Theii  doors  were  bolted,  bar'd,  and  lock' 

To  guard  them  in  their  fears ; 
The  Savior  neither  cali'd  nor  knock'd, 
But  suddenly  appears. 

3  My  peace  be  unto  you,  he  said  : 

My  peace  to  you  is  giv'n; 
You  need  not  doubt  nor  be  afraid, 
I  am  your  Lord  from  heav'n. 

4  That  they  might  be  convinced  and  know, 

And  fully  satisfied, 
His  wounded  hands  to  them  did  show, 
Likewise  his  pierced  side. 

5  Thus  with  all  saints,  it  is  the  case, 

When  Jesus  is  withdrawn; 
When  he  appears  to  hide  his  face, 
Then  all  our  joys  are  gone. 

6  Like  the  disciples,  they  feel  sad, 

Like  them,  they  feel  distressed; 

A  view  of  Jesus  makes  them  glad, 

And  soothes  their  minds  to  rest. 

I  /TO  S  lines  S's. 

Id  I  Psalm  73,  25. 

1   TTOW  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours, 
Xl   When  Jesus  no  longer  I  see  ! 
Sweet  prospects,  sweet  birds,  and  sweet  flow'rs 

Have  lost  all  their  sweetness  with  rne  ; 
The  midsummer- s  sun  shines  but  dim. 
140 


FIRST    SUNDAY    AFTER    EASTER.  153 

The  fields  strive  in  vain  to  look  gay; 
But  when  I  am  happy  in  him, 
December  *s  as  pleasant  as  May. 

2  His  name  yields  the  richest  perfume, 

And  sweeter  than  music  his  voice; 
I  lis  presence  disperses  my  gloom, 

And  makes  all  within  me  rejoice; 
I  should,  were  he  always  so  nigh, 

Have  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear; 
N     mortal  so  happy  as  I, 

My  summer  would  last  all  the  year. 

3  Content  with  beholding  his  face, 

My  all  to  his  pleasure  resign'd  ; 
Xo  changes  of  s-ason  or  place, 

Would  make  any  change  in  my  mind; 
While  bless'd  with  a  sens*1  of  his  love, 

A  palace  a  toy  would  appear; 
And  prisons  would  palaces  prove. 

If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  me  there. 
■\   Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  I  am  thine, 

If  thou  art  my  sun  and  my  song; 
Say,  why  do  I  languish  and  pine, 

And  why  are  my  winters  so  long  ? 
O  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  my  sky, 

Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore; 
Or  take  me  to  thee  up  on  high, 

Where  winter  and  clouds  are  no  more. 


158 


ErisTLE. —  1  John  5,  4-10. 


L.  M. 

1  rPHE  soul  renew'd  by  grace  divine, 

Born  of  the  Spirit  from  above, 
Will  conquer  Satan,  world,  and  sin, 
And  ever  grow  in  faith  and  love. 

2  By  faith  in  Jesus  Christ  the  Lord, 

The  crown  and  vict'rv  may  be  gain'd  ; 
141' 


159  FIRST    SUNDAY    AFTER    EASTEB, 

The  soul  is  stay'd  upon  the  word, 

And  everlasting  life  obtained. 
3  Jesus,  the  blessed  Son  of  God, 

The  everlasting  truth  hath  seal'dj 
ile  came  by  water  and  with  blood, 

Himself  as  God  and  man  reveaPd. 
1   In  heaven  three  do  bear  record  : 

The  Father,  Spirit,  and  the  Son; 
The  Son  is  the  eternal  Word, 

And  all  these  blessed  three  are  one* 

3  And  three  there  are  on  earth  below : 

The  Spirit,  water,  and  the  blood  ; 
These  bare  record,  and  witness  too, 

That  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God. 
6  All  these  records,  as  one  agree, 

And  we  do  know  that  they  are  sure  j 
The  testimonies  of  those  three 

Do  seal  oui  peace  for  evermore, 

10 V  1  John  5,  6, 

}     [    ET  all  our  tongues  be  one, 
J  j  To  praise  our  Grd  on  high, 
Who  from  his  bosom  sent  his  Son, 
To  fetch  us  strangers  nigh. 
&  Xor  let  our  voices  cease 

To  sing  the  Savior's  name  ; 
Jesus  th'  ambassador  of  peace, 
How  cheerfully  he  came! 
J  It  cost  him  cries  and  tears 
To  bring  us  near  to  God  ; 
Great  was  our  debt,  and  he  appears 
To  make  the  payment  good. 

4  [My  Savior's  pierced  side 

Pour'd  out  a  double  flood  ; 
By  water  we  are  purified, 
And  pardon'd  by  the  blood. 
142 


SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER    EASTER.         lW 

3  Infinite  was  our  guilt, 

But  he,  our  Priest,  atones; 
On  the  cold  ground  his  life  was  spilt, 
And  offer'd  with  his  groans.] 
v  Look  up,  my  soul,  to  him 

Whose  death  was  thy  desert, 
Am\  humbly  view  the  living  stream 
Flow  from  his  breaking  heart. 
7   There,  on  the  cursed  tree, 
In  dying  pangs  he  lies, 
Fulfils  his  Father's  gieat  decree, 
And  all  our  wants  supplies. 
I  Thus  the  Redeemer  came, 
By  water,  and  by  blood; 
And  when  the  Spirit  speaks  the  same, 
We  know  his  witness  good. 
V   While  the  eternal  Three 
Bear  their  record  above, 
Here  I  believe  h^  died  for  me, 
And  seal'd  my  Saviors  love. 
H»   [Lord,  cleanse  my  son)  from  sin, 
Xor  let  thy  «;ae^  depart  : 
Great  Comforter,  abid^  within, 
And  witness  to  my  heart.] 

second  sunday  a iter  easter,  called 

:.iisericordias. 

Gospel.— John  10,  12-1G. 


1(10 


L.  M. 

1  JESUS  the  great  and  mighty  Lord, 
»)  Will  evermore  defend  and  guard 
His  feeble  flock  on  earth  below, 

Will  keep  and  bear  them  safely  through* 

2  He  loves  them  with  a  tender  love, 
And  ever  so  to  them  will  move ; 

143 


161       SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER    EASTER. 

I  ii<  love  is  great,  beyond  degree: 
lie  died  for  them,  to  set  them  free. 

3  He  is  their  Shepherd,  Lord,  and  Friend! 
To  all  their  cries  he  will  attend; 

He  feeds  them  with  his  word  of  grace, 
And  will  preserve  them  all  their  days. 

4  He  knows  his  sheep,  they  hear  his  voice, 
He  is  their  Shepherd  and  their  choice; 
lie  knows  his  flock,  he  calls  tneir  names, 
He  guards  and  feeds  his  tender  lambs. 

5  But  mark!   this  passage  plainly  shows, 
This  flock  here  mentioned  was  the  Jews; 
And  as  the  Savior  died  for  all, 

The  Gentiles  too  received  a  call. 

6  And  Christ  the  Savior  well  foreknew, 
That  they  would  b'lieve  his  doctrine  too  ; 
He  called  them  another  fold, 

Besides  the  Jews,  the  flock  of  old. 

7  It  was  to  them  a  joyful  news, 

To  share  the  gospel  with  the  Jews  ; 
Therefore  with  them  they  freely  johrd, 
And  were  with  them  one  heart  and  mind. 

lOl  Psalm  23,  1-3. 

1  \  \  ^HILE  my  Redeemer  7s  near, 

\  \      My  Shepherd  and  my  guide, 
I  bid  farewell  to  anxious  fear, 
My  wants  are  all  supplied. 

2  To  ever-fragrant  meads, 

Where  rich  abundance  grows, 

His  gracious  hand  indulgent  leads, 

And  guards  my  sweet  repose. 

3  Along  the  lovely  scene 

Cool  waters  gently  roll, 
Transparent,  sweet,  and  all  serene, 
To  cheer  my  fainting  soul. 
144 


SECOND  5E5DAT   AFTER   easter.      162 

4  Here  let  my  spirit  rest ; 

How  sweet  a  lot  is  mine ! 
With  pleasure,  food,  and  safety  blest: 
Beneficence  divine ! 

5  Dear  Shepherd,  if  I  stray. 

My  waod'rmg  feet  restore  ; 
To  thy  fair  pastures  guide  my  way. 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 
0  Unworthy  as  I  am, 

Of  thy  protecting  care, 
Jesus,  I  plead  thy  gracious  name. 
For  all  my  hopes  are  there. 


Epistle. — I  Peter  2.  21-25, 


162 


C.  M. 

1  MpHAT  great  example  Jesus  set. 
X    As  the  Apostle  saith, 
Must  ev'ry  Christian  imitate, 
To  prove  his  living  faith. 
3  The  Christian  man  is  call'd  the: 
In  Jesus'  steps  to  tread ; 
To  suffer  with  his  Lord  below, 
As  members  with  the  head. 

3  Like  Jesus,  humble,  meek,  and  mild. 

Let  all  his  fopwers  be  ; 
To  all  their  fates  be  reconciled, 
And  bear  with  injury, 

4  He  was  expos'd  to  scorn  and  pain, 

Revil'd.  and  mock*d,  and  beat; 
Yet  he  reviled  not  again, 
Xor  yet  aveng'd  the  treat. 

5  His  life  with  willingness  did  yield, 

And  died,  our  lives  to  save ; 
And  by  his  wounds,  our  wounds  are  heard, 
And  ransom'd  from  the  grave, 
q  145 


163        SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER    EASTER. 

•    Like  sheep  that  wander  from  the  fold, 
We  left  the  ways  of  God  ; 
But  the  great  Bishop  of  the  soul, 
Redeem *d  us  by  his  blood. 
7   O  Christians  then,  let  us  partake, 
And  suffer  with  our  Lord, 
And  bear  the  cross  for  Jesus'  sake, 
And  wait  the  great  reward. 


103 


C.  M. 

i    f  \  OD  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise, 
VT  Thy  glory  is  my  song ; 
Though  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace. 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 
<:   When  in  the  form  of  mortal  man 
Thy  Son  on  earth  was  found, 
With  cruel  slanders,  false  and  vain, 
They  compassed  him  around. 

3  Their  mis'ries  his  compassion  move, 

Their  peace  he  still  purstrd  : 
They  render  hatred  for  his  love, 
And  evil  for  his  good. 

4  Their  malice  rag'd  without  a  cause ; 

Yet  with  his  dying  breath, 
He  pray'd  for  murd'rers  on  his  cross, 
And  bless'd  his  foes  in  death. 

5  Lord,  shall  thy  bright  example  shine 

In  vain  before  mine  eyes  ? 
Give  me  a  soul  akin  to  thine, 
To  love  my  enemies. 
5  The  Lord  shall  on  my  side  engage, 
And  in  my  Savior's  name 
I  shall  defeat  their  pride  and  rage, 
Who  slander  and  condemn. 
146 


THIRD    SUNDAY     AFTER    FASTF.R.         1<>4 
THIRD    SUNDAY  AFTER   EASTER,  CALLED    JUBILATE. 

GosrEL.— John  1C,  10-23. 


164 


C.  M. 

1  A  \  ^HEX  Christ  let  his  disciples  know, 

\  \      That  he  should  soon  depart. 
And  leave  them  to  this  world  below, 
It  griev'd  them  to  their  heart. 

2  To  them  he  also  testified. 

What  sorrows  they  would  have  ; 
That  they  should  see  him  crucified, 
And  laid  into  the  grave. 

3  Sure,  that  was  more  distressing  still, 

Such  words  as  these  to  hear  ; 
And  much  contrary  to  their  will. 

That  Christ  such  things  should  bear. 
1  They  hop'd  a  great  and  better  thing, 

"When  first  with  him  they  join' d  ; 
They  hop'd  that  he  would  "be  their  king. 

And  govern  to  their  mind. 

5  God's  counsels  were  to  them  unknown  ; 

They  knew  not  his  decree, 
That  Jesus  should  for  sin  atone, 
By  dying  on  the  tree. 

6  When  we  first  join  with  Jesus  too, 

Our  hearts  are  overjoy 'd; 
When  we  have  him  no  more  in  view, 
Then  is  our  peace  destroy 'd. 

7  Like  the  disciples  we  do  mourn, 

When  Jesus  disappears  : 
Like  them  we  find  reproach  and  scorn. 
And  many  doubts  and  fears. 
S  But  our  s:reat  consolation  is, 
He  will  return  again — 
If  we  but  trust  his  promises. 
Our  peace  shall  still  remain. 
147 


1G5,  106   THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 


16-5 


L.  M. 

1  f\  GOD,  my  Sun,  thy  blissful  rays 

\  /  Can  warm,  rejoice,  and  guide  my  heart! 
How  dark,  how  mournful  are  my  days, 
If  thy  enlivening  beams  depart ! 

2  Scarce  through  the  shades,  a  glimpse  of  day 

Appears  to  these  desiring  eyes! 
But  shall  my  drooping  spirit  say, 
The  cheerful  morn  will  never  rise  ? 

3  0  let  me  not  despairing  mourn, 

Though  gloomy  darkness  spreads  the  sky: 
My  glorious  Sun  will  yet  return, 
And  night  with  all  its  horrors  fly. 

4  0  for  the  bright,  the  joyful  day, 

When  hope  shall  in  fruition  die ! 
So  tapers  lose  their  feeble  ray, 
Beneath  the  Sun's  refulgent  eye. 


166 


Epistle.— 1  Peter  2,  11-20. 


L.  M. 


1  Tl  OW  bless'd  are  they  who  always  strive 
JlX  To  keep  their  souls  to  God  alive ! 
"Who  keep  their  minds  with  God  arrang'd, 
And  live  to  ev'ry  vice  estrang'd. 
They  war  with  Satan,  world,  and  flesh, 
And  e'er  renew  their  strength  afresh ; 
They  honor  God  in  all  they  do, 
And  always  good  examples  show. 
Although  they  bear  reproach  and  blame, 
They  glorify  their  Savior's  name  ; 
They  treat  their  enemies  with  love, 
Which  is  their  method  to  reprove. 
Whate'er  their  state  of  life  may  be, 
They  keep  their  hearts  from  envy  free : 
148 


FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER.       lf>7,  1G8 

From  all  revenge  they  will  abstain, 
To  shame  the  ignorance  of  men. 
5  This  makes  their  state  of  mind  complete. 
When  they  with  patience  can  submit 
To  all  the  precepts  of  the  Lord, 
His  ordinance  and  blessed  word,  X 

JLU  I  James  2,  18. 

L  IN  vain  men  talk  of  living  faith, 

I    When  all  their  works  exhibit  death, 

When  they  indulge  some  sinful  view, 

In  all  they  say,  in  all  they  do. 

2  The  true  believer  fears  the  Lord, 
Obeys  his  precepts,  keeps  his  word; 
Commits  his  works  to  God  alone, 
And  seeks  his  will  before  his  own. 

3  A  barren  tree  that  bears  no  fruit, 
Brings  no  great  glory  to  its  root : 
When  on  the  boughs  rich  fruit  we  see, 
'Tis  then  we  cry,  "  A  goodly  tree  !" 

i  Never  did  men  by  faith  divine 
To  selfishness  or  sloth  incline : 
The  Christian  works  with  all  his  pow'r, 
And  grieves  that  he  can  work  no  more. 

FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER,  CALLED  CANTATE. 

Gospel. — John  16,  5-15. 

168 

1  f\  PRECIOUS  word  the  Savior  spake, 
\  /  To  his  disciples  dear  : 

Though  you,  my  friends,  I  must  forsake, 
You  need  not  doubt  nor  fear. 

2  To  my  bless'd  Father  I  ascend, 

And  leave  you  here  below.- 
149 


109  FOURTH   SU.NDAI  AFTER  EASTER. 

I  will  remain  your  greatest  friend, 
And  you  shall  rind  it  true. 

3  For  that  ye  now  lament  and  grieve, 

It  answers  for  your  good ; 
The  Holy  Ghost  shall  you  receive, 
The  Comforter  from  God. 

4  Your  souls  shall  be  with  grace  endow'd, 

Your  hearts  abound  with  joy, 
Your  fears  shall  vanish  like  a  cloud 

That  with  the  winds  does  fly, 
3  He  shall  reprove  the  world  of  sin, 

Because  of  unbelief; 
Which  evermore  the  cause  has  been, 

That  men  rind  no  relief. 

6  By  faith  in  Jesus,  man  is  sav'd ! 

Restord  to  God  again  ; 
But  unbelief  keeps  man  enslaved, 
And  rivets  Satan's  chain. 

7  My  innocence  and  righteousness- 

He  shall  sufficient  prove  : 
When  he  shall  make  the  world  confess, 
That  I  do  reign  above. 

8  The  prince  of  darkness  is  condemn'd. 

With  all  his  art  and  pow'r  ; 
And  man  is  greatly  to  be  blam'd 
To  serve  him  any  more. 


L.  M. 

("OMEj  spacious  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  light  and  comfort  from  above; 
Be  thou  our  guardian,  thou  our  guide  : 
O'er  ev'ry  thought  and  step  preside. 
Conduct  us  safe,  conduct  us  far 
From  ev'ry  sin  and  hurtful  snare; 
Lead  to  thy  word,  that  rules  must  give, 
And  teach  us  lessons  how  to  live* 
150 


FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER.         I/'"1 

3  The  light  of  truth  to  as  display, 

That  we  may  know  and  love  thy  way  : 

Plant  holy  fear  in  ev'ry  heart. 

That  we  from  thee  may  ne'er  depart. 

\  Lead  us  to  righteousness,  the  road 
That  we  must  take,  to  dwell  with  God ; 
Lead  us  to  heav'n,  the  seat  of  bliss. 
Where  pleasure  in  perfection  is. 


Efistle. — James  1,  16-21. 


I/O 


C.  M. 

i    1TROM  God  above,  the  God  of  heav'n. 
J]    Is  ev'ry  gift  bestow'd  : 
And  all  we  need  from  him  is  giv"n; 
Salvation,  life,  and  food. 

2  The  God,  our  Father,  and  our  Light, 

He  changes  never  more  ; 
Whose  ways  are  holy,  just,  and  : 
Whose  promises  are  sure. 

3  His  Spirit  and  the  gospel- word 

Create  the  mind  anew  ; 
The  Saviors  image  is  restor  d  ! 

His  mercies  brought  to  view. 
•'   And  thus  renewed  and  born  again. 

And  made  the  heirs  of  grace, 
We  will  for  evermore  abstain 

From  sin  and  sinners5  ways. 

'    And  swift  to  hear,  and  slow  to  speaic; 
Not  subject  unto  wrath, 
Are  they  who  keep  their  souls  awake; 
By  constant  pray'r  and  faith, 
fc  Lord,  may  it  be  my  chief  concern, 
To  live  as  Christians  ought ; 
And  may  I  ever  live  and  learn 
The  lessons  I  am  taught. 
151 


171,  172       FIFTH  SUNDAY"  AFTER  EASTER > 


171 


C.  M. 

1  r\\THER,  to  thee  my  soul  I  lift ; 
F    My  soul  on  thee  depends  ; 

Convinc'd  that  ev'ry  perfect  gift 
From  thee  alone  descends. 

2  Mercy  and  grace  are  thine  alone, 

And  pow'r,  and  wisdom  too  ~ 
Without  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son, 
We  nothing  good  can  do. 

3  We  cannot  speak  one  useful  word, 

One  holy  thought  conceive, 

Unless,  in  answer  to  our  Lord, 

Thyself  the  "blessing  give. 

4  His  blood  demands  the  purchas'd  grace  j. 

His  blood's  availing  plea 
Obtain'd  the  help  for  all  our  race, 
And  sends  it  down  to  me. 

5  Thou  all  our  works  in  us  hast  wrought, 

Our  good  is  all  divine  : 
The  praise  of  ev'ry  virtuous  thought,. 

And  righteous  word,  is  thine. 
5  From  thee,  through  Jesus,  we  receive 

The  pow'r  on  thee  to  call ; 
In  whom  we  are,  and  move,  and  live,. 

Our  God  is  all  in  all. 


FIFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER,  CALLED  ROGATE*. 

Gospel.— John  16,  23-30. 


172 


L.  M. 

(1  REAT  comforts  does  the  Savior,  give*. 
X  To  those  who  ir*  bis  word  believe ; 
He  says,  the  Father  will  indeed 
€*ant  t@  his  saints  all  they  do  -need*. 
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FIFTH  5UNDAT  AFTER  EASTER.  173 

2  He  bids  us  ask  by  faithful  pray'rr 
And  solemnly  he  doth  declare, 
Whate'er  you  ask  him  in  my  name,. 
Ye  shall  be  sure  to  have  the  same  ! 

3  God's  word  and  promise  never  fail, 
All  faithful  pray'rs,  they  must  prevail ; 
God's  promises  are  not  in  vain, 
Whate'er  we  need,  we  shall  obtain^ 

4  God  ever  bows  his  gracious  ear, 
The  pray'rs  of  faithful  souls  to  hear ; 
Their  times  of  troubles  will  be  past, 
And  all  their  wants  reliev'd  at  last. 

5  When  the  disciples  were  distress'd, 
With  many  doubts  and  fears  oppress'd, 
The  Savior  bid  them  bear  and  wait, 
And  patiently  endure  their  fate. 

6  To  their  great  comforts  they  should  find, 
That  God  was  gracious,  good,  and  kind ; 
And  they  should  find  he  was  their  friend, 
Who  made  them  happy  in  the  end. 

7  We  join  to  pray  in  Jesus'  name, 
For  God  will  be  to  us  the  same  ; 
Such  as  he  was  in  former  days, 

Which  we  shall  witness  to  his  praise.         J 
170  C.  M. 

1/0  Matth.  6,6. 

1  THATRER  divine,  thy  piercing  eye- 
X  Sees  through  the  darkest  night : 
In  deep  retirement  thou  art  nigh, 

With  heart-discerning  sight. 

2  There  may  thy  piercing  eye  survey 

My  solemn  homage  paid, 
With  ev'ry  morning's  dawning  ray, 
And  ev'ry  evening's  shade. 

3  Oh  let  thy  own  celestial  nrer 

The  incense  still  inflame; 
153 


1/4,  1/5      FIFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 

While  my  warm  vows  to  thee  aspire, 
Through  my  Redeemer's  name-. 
4  So  shall  the  visits  of.  thy  love 
My  soul  in  secret  bless '; 

So  shalt  thou  deign  in  worlds  above. 
Thy  suppliant  to  confess. 


1.74 


Epistle. — James  1,  22-27 


L.  M. 

"V  OT  only  hearers  of  the  word 
xM    Can  e'er  be  pleasing  to  the  Lord! 
But  such  who  seek  and  strive  to  do 
All  things  as  well  as  they  do  know. 
How  greatly  doth  that  man  deceive 
Himself,  who  may  suppose  or  b'lieve 
To  be  an  heir  of  saving  grace, 
Whilst  Christian  duties  he  delays. 
Just  like  a  simple  man  that  would 
His  visage  in  a  glass  behold ! 
But  soon  his  visage  is  forgot, 
As  though  he  had  beheld  it  not. 
Sure,  such  religion  all  is  vain, 
Whilst  men  enslav'd  to  sin  remain  ; — 
That  soul  in  grace  can  ne'er  succeed 
That  will  not  serve  the  Lord  indeed. 
But  bless'd  and  happy  is  the  man, 
Who  searches  Well  the  gospel  plan. 
That  perfect  law  of  liberty, 
That  sets  the  soul  from  vices  free. 


175 


C.  M. 

MISTAKEN  souls,  that  dream  of  heav?n5 
And  make  their  empty  boast 
Of  inward  joys  and  sins  forgiv'n, 
While  they  are  slaves  to  lust  f 
154 


a*cv.nmo>\  1~>j 


$  Vain  are  our  fancies-,  airy  flights) 
If  faith  be  cold  and  dead  \ 
None  but  a  Living  new'r  unites 
To  Christ  the  living  Head  : — 

9  A  faith  that  changes  all  the  hearU 
A  faith  that  works  by  love, 

That  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart, 
And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 
:i:h  must  obey  our  Father's  will, 
As  well  as  trust  his  grace  : 

A  pardoning  God  requires  us  still 
To  perfect  holiness. 


no 


ASCENSION-DAY. 

Gospel.—  Mark  10,  14-20, 


C.  M. 

\t     HEX  Jesus5  time  had  fully  come 
\      To  leave  this  world  below. 
Then  he  return'd  to  heav'n,  his  home' 
Where  he  is  worship'd  now, 

~   His  work  on  earth  is  all  complete  ; 
His  suff'rings  have  an  end ; 
In  heav'n  he  took  his  place  and  seat. 
And  reigns  at  God's  right  hand. 

3  The  hosts  of  heaven  praise  his  name. 

And  of  his  wonders  sing  ; 
Then  let  us  join  to  do  the  same, 
And  worship  him  our  King. 

4  To  him  are  endless  praises  due, 

From  all  that  live  and  move  : 
Yet  men  or  angels  cannot  show 
The  greatness  of  his  love. 

5  We  shall  more  fully  sing  his  praise* 

When  we  get  near  his  throne— 
And  love  and  thank  him  all  our  days, 
For  all  that  he  has  done* 
155 


177,  178  ASGErfsio^. 

mL.  11 
Psalm  24,  7. 

1  /^VLTR  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead  f 
\J  Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  high ; 
The  pow'rs  of  hell  are  captive  led — 

Drag'd  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

2  There  his  triumphal  chaiiot  waits. 

And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay  : 
c<  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heav'nly  gates ! 
Ye  everlasting  doors,  give  way!" 

3  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light, 

And  wide  unfold  the  radiant  scene; 
He  claims  those  mansions  as  his  right : 
Receive  the  King  of  glory  in. 

4  i;  Who  is  the  King  of  glory,  who  Vs 

The  Lord  that  all  his  foes  overcame ; 
The  world,  sin,  death,  and  hell,  o'erthrew ; 
And  Jesus  is  the  Conqueror's  name. 

17Q  CM, 

1/0  Luke  24,  50,  51. 

1  TT  is  the  voice  of  love  diviner 
1   That  strikes  the  listening  ear,. 

That  soothes  his  mourning  folVers''  grief, 
And  wipes  the  falling  tear. 

2  "  Because  I  leave  this  world,"  he  criesr 

"  Your  weeping  eyes  o'errlow  ; 
But  though  I  seek  my  native  skies, 
My  heart  remains  below. 

3  My  Spirit  shall  descend,  and  rest 

Upon  each  faithful  head, 
Till  f,  your  Lord,  return  to  call 
My  servants  from  the  dead." 

4  He  said— and  lifting  up  his  hands, 

Pronounc'd  his  parting  pray'r  ; 
When  lo,  a  bright  descending  cloud 
C0nvey*d  him  through  the  air* 
150 


M/mmmmm  179,  180 

With  solemn  awe  his  fol'wers  view'd 

The  splendor  of  the  scene, 
While  the  unfolding  gates  of  light 

Receiv-d  the  Savior  in. 
Burning  with  holy  zeal,  they  spread, 

Through  distant  lands,  his  word  : 
And  we,  like  them,  with  faith  and  joy 

Expect  our  risen  Lord. 


179 


L.  M. 

1  V   OW  let  us  raise  our  cheerful  str? 
J3I    And  join  the  blissful  choir  above  : 
There  our  exalted  Savior  reigns, 

And  there  they  sing  his  wondrous  '. 

2  Jesus,  who  once  upon  the  tree 

In  agonizing  pains  expird, 
To  save  us  rebels, — yes,  'tis  he! 

How  bright,  how  lovely,  how  admir'd ! 

3  Jesus,  who  died,  that  we  might  live. 

Died  in  the  wretched  traitor's  place  \ 
O  what  returns  can  mortals  give 
For  such  immeasurable  grace! 

4  Were  universal  nature  ours. 

And  art  with  all  her  boasted  store, 

Nature  and  art,  with  all  their  powTS, 

Would  still  confess  the  ofFrer  poor. 

5  Yet  though  for  bounty  so  divine 

We  ne'er  can  equal  honors  raise  : 
Jesus,  may  all  our  hearts  be  thine, 

And  all  our  tongues  proclaim  thy  praise 

Epistle. — Acts  1,  1-11. 

180 

1M  TESTTS  our  Lord  to  heav'n  is  goner 
J    And  sits  at  God's  right  hand  I 
157 


I8l  AftCSKStOfh 

Where  angels  him  their  Sovereign  owns 
And  are  at  his  command. 

2  Lo  !  he  ascends  with  pow'r  and  knight) 

To  heav'n,  from  whence  he  came — 
And  there  he  reigns  in  glorious  light, 
And  angels  praise  his  name. 

3  For  that  he  once  himself  abas'd, 

And  died  to  set  us  free  ; 
He  is  by  all  in  heaven  prais'd> 

And  will  for  ever  be. 
I   Once  more  on  earth  he  is  to  come, 

To  judge  the  human  race, 
And  take  his  ransom'd  people  home, 

To  know  his  pow'r  and  grace. 


181 


€.  M. 

1  /  YH  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 

\  )  To  God  the  sovereign  King! 
Let  ev'ry  land  their  tongues  employ5 
And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 

2  Jesu:s  our  God  ascends  on  high; 

His  heav'nly  guards  around 

Attend  him  rising  thro'  the  sky, 

With  trumpet's  joyful  sound, 

3  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their  King, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains ; 
Let  all  the  earth  his  honors  sing  ; 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns* 

1  Rehearse  his  praise  with  awe  profound. 
Let  knowledge  guide  the  song ; 
Not  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 
Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 
5  In  Isra'l  stood  his  ancient  throne, 
He  lov'd  that  chosen  race  ; 
But  now  he  calls  the  world  his  own. 
And  heathens  taste  his  grace, 
158 


SUNDAY    AFTER    ASCF.NSrON. 

The  Gentile  nations  are  the  Loi  ;" b. 
There  Abraham's  God  is  known  : 

While  pow'w  attd  ptll 

Submit  before  his  throne. 


sr>:  •'•", 

GosrEL. — Joh:. 

182  c.  m. 

I    /~-H  RIOT'S  servants  should  not  be  afraid 
V     Their  duties  to  perform  : 
The  promises  the  Lord  hath  made, 
Will  guard  them  in  the  ste 
^  They  should  not  think  it  hard  or  strange-, 
To  bear  the  Savior's  cross  : 

-at an  seeks  to  have  revenge 
On  those  who  cause  his  loss. 

in,  sin,  and  world  combine, 
Their  labors  to  oppo-   . 
Yet  Jesus  bv  his  vine^ 

Will  baffle  all  such  foes. 

4  Though  griefs  and  sorrows  them  await, 

And  trials  of  their  faith, 
To  some  it  proves  their  lot  and  fate, 
To  feel  the  stroke  of  death. 

5  All  this  should  never  more  indeed 

Fright  feeble  saints  away  : 
God  giveth  strength  as  they  do  need, 
According  to  the  day. 

6  Supported  by  that  mighty  hand, 

Such  servants  may  endure 
To  persevere,  and  firmly  stand*. 
In  spite  of  Satan's  pow'r, 
190 


183,   184       SUNDAY  AFTER  ASCENSIOJC. 

C.   M. 

Psalm  119,  117. 

1  T    ORD,  hast  thou  made  me  know  thy  ways-? 
I  j  Conduct  me  in  thy  fear, 

And  grant  me  such  supplies  of  grace, 
That  I  may  persevere. 

2  Let  but  thy  own  almighty  arm 

Sustain  a  feeble  worm, 
I  shall  escape,  secure  from  harm, 
Amid  the  dreadful  storm. 

3  Be  thou  my  all-sufficient  friend, 

Till  all  my  toils  shall  cease ; 
Guard  me  through  life,  and  let  my  end 
Be  everlasting  peace. 

Epistle.— 1  Peter  4,  8-11. 


C.  M. 


184 

1  T)E  sober,  watching  unto  pray'r, 
J3  Ye  who  would  serve  the  Lord, 
Since  faithful  Christians'  duties  are,. 

To  walk  the  narrow  road. 

2  Let  fervent  charity  abound, 

That  j>race  from  God  above  ; 
For  where  that  precious  gift  is  found, 
It  covers  faults  with  love. 

3  If  charity  possess  the  mind, 

It  proves  itself  indeed  ; 
Such  are  affectionate  and  kind 
To  all  that  are  in  need. 

4  Such  ne'er  begrudge  what  they  can  do. 

But  help  on  ev'ry  side ; 
And  thus  to  help  each  other  through, 
True  Christians  are  employ'd. 

5  As  faithful  stewards  of  the  Lordr 

Each  occupies  his  place, 
160 


WHITSUNDAY.  185,  186 


Applfes  the  oracles  and  word 
With  all  the  means  of  grace. 


185 


L.  M. 

)LEST  is  the  man,  whose  breast  can  move, 
^  And  melt  with  pity  to  the  poor, 
Whose  soul,  by  sympathizing  love, 
Feels  what  his  fellow  saints  endure. 

2  His  heart  contrives  for  their  relief 

More  good  than  his  own  hands  can  do ; 
He  in  the  time  of  general  grief 

Shall  find  the  Lord  hath  mercy  too. 

3  His  soul  shall  live  secure  on  earth, 

With  sacred  blessings  on  his  head, 
When  drouth,  and  pestilenee,  and  dearth,. 
Around  him  multiply  their  dead- 

4  Or  if  he  languish  on  his  couch, 

God  will  pronounce  his  sins  forgiv*nr 
Will  save  him  with  a  healing  touch, 
Or  take  his  willing  soul  to  heav'n.. 

WHITSUNDAY. 

Gospel.— John  14,  23-31.. 

186 

1  T7  OW  blessed  are  they  who  love  the  Lordy 
J~L  -^nd  seek  his  will  to  do  ; 

They  have  his  promise  and  his  word, 
That  he  will  love  them  too. 

2  The  Holy  Spirit  shall  reveal 

The  gracious  will  of  God; 
And  thus  their  hearts  shall  knew  and  feet 
The  worth  of  Jesus'  blood. 

3  That  which  the  world  cannot  receive^, 

The  peace  of  God  within,, 


w 


WHITSUNDAY. 


Is  the  reward  to  all  who  Vlieve; 
And  they  will  conquer  sin. 

The  Holy  Ghost,  with  heavenly  grace, 

And  blessings  from  above, 
Will  make  Butch  hearts  his  dwelling  place* 

And  (ill  the  soul  with  love; 
He  will  for  ever  there  abide-, 

To  all  their  wants  attend, 
To  be  their  counsel  and  their  guide, 

Their  safeguard  and  their  friend. 
0  happy,  where  such  grace  divine 

Can  have  its  real  abode ; 
O  may  such  treasures  too  be  mine^ 

Those  precious  gifts  of  God.  J 


187 


L.  M. 

:   f\  COMFORTER  of  God,  come  down, 
\J  And  cause  cur  hearts  to  be  thine  own : 
Thy  heav'nly  light  in  us  to  shine, 
Would  fill  our  hearts  with  grace  divine. 

2  Thou  blessed  gift  from  God  above: 
Thou  heav'nly  light  and  fire  of  love? 
O  let  thy  powkr  and  grace  be  felt, 
And  cause  our  hardened  hearts  to  melt. 

3  Our  sinful  state  to  us  reveal. 
And  godly  sorrow  let  us  feel ; 
Thy  sacred  gifts  to  us  impart, 

And  write  thy  laws  upon  each  heart. 

4  0,  fill  our  souls  with  heav'nly  grace. 
Till  we  thy  sacred  love   embrace  : 
Thy  work  begun  in  us,  renew, 

And  finish  our  salvation  :oo. 

5  Grant  us  a  true  and  living  faith, 
And  make  us  faithful  unto  death; 
Help  us  escape  the  snares  of  sin, 
And  grant  us  joy  and  peace  within. 

162 


WHITSUNDAY.  186.    189 

6  Teach  us  the  Father  to  confess, 
The  Sop,  our  life  and  righteousness  ; 
0  Holy  Ghost,,  thy  gifts  be  giv'n, 

And  lit  us  for  the  courts  of  heav'n.  J 


LOO  L.  M. 

1  TESUS,  we  on  thy  word  depend, 

p)    Spoken  by  thee  while  present  here. 
The  Father  in  thy  name  shall  send 
The  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter. 

2  That  promise  made  to  Adam's  race, 

Now,  Lord,  in  us,  e'en  us,  fulfil. 
And  give  the  Spirit  of  thy  grace, 
To  teach  us  all  thy  perfect  will. 

3  That  heav'nly  Teacher  of  mankind, 

That  Guide  infallible  impart, 
To  bring  thy  sayings  to  our  mind, 
And  write  them  on  our  faithful  heart. 

4  He  only  can  the  words  apply 

Through  which  we  endless  life  possess> 
And  deal  to  each  his  legacy, 
His  Lord's  unutterable  peace. 

5  That  peace  of  God,  that  peace  of  thine, 

O  may  he  now  to  us  bring  in, 
And  fill  our  souls  with  pow'r  divine, 
And  make  an  end  of  fear  and  sin. 

6  The  length  and  breadth  of  love  reveal, 

The  hight  and  depth  of  Deity, 
And  all  the  sons  of  glory  seal, 
And  change,  and  make  ns  all  like  thee  I 

EpisTLE.-^Acts  2,  1-13. 

189 

1   /  \OME,  0  thou  blessed  Comforter? 
yj  Thy  precious  gifts  on  us  confer  i 
163 


190  WHlTStJtfDAY. 

Thy  glorious  light  to  us  reveal, 

And  cause  each  heart  thy  love  to  feel. 

2  May  we  like  the  disciples  be, 
Who  earnestly  did  wait  on  thee, 
Until  thy  promises  were  giv'n, 

Thy  gifts  oq  them  sent  down  from  heav'n, 

3  May  we,  like  them,  be  fill'd  with  joy, 
Like  them,  our  efforts  all  employ, 

To  sing  thy  praise,  and  show  thy  love, 
Thy  wonders  and  thy  blessings  prove. 

4  Thy  heav'nly  aid  and  quick'ning  pow'rs, 
Can  warm  these  frozen  hearts  of  ours, 
Likewise  afford  us  life  and  heat, 

To  conquer  ev'ry  foe  we  meet, 
o  To  have  thy  love  is  life  indeed! 
Thy  gifts  and  grace  are  all  we  need, 
To  make  us  happy  in  thy  ways, 
To  fit  us,  Lord,  to  sing  thy  praise.  t 


L.  M. 

("1  RE  AT  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great, 
X    When  the  divine  disciples  met ; 
While  on  their  heads  the  Spirit  came, 
And  set  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 

2  What  gifts,  what  miracles  he  gave  ! 
And  pow'r  to  kill,  and  pow'r  to  save ! 
Furnish'd  their  tongues  with  wondrous  words 
Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3  Nations,  the  learned  and  the  rude, 
Were  by  these  heav'nly  arms  subdu'd, 
The  heathens  saw  thy  glory,  Lord ! 

And,  wond'ring,  bless'd  thy  gracious  word. 

4  Come  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
When  all  shall  feel  thy  saving  pow'r, 
And  the  whole  race  of  man  confess 
The  beauty  of  thy  holiness  ! 

164 


191 


WHITSU.N-MONDAY.  191,  192 

WniTST'N-MONDAY, 

Gostel. — John  3,  16-21. 


L.  M. 

1  f\  OD  Jov'd  the  world  beyond  degree: 
VT  Sure,  no  such  other  love  can  be  ; 
He  sent  his  Son,  who  died,  and  sav'd 
The  whole  of  man  to  sin  enslav?d. 

2  He  bore  the  curse  to  make  us  blest ; 
On  him  doth  our  salvation  rest  ; 
When  all  our  sins  on  him  were  laid, 
His  death  for  all  atonement  made. 

3  His  death  has  purchased  life  and  grace, 
For  all  the  lost  of  Adam's  race  ; 

Xo  other  sacrifice  could  pay 
For  sin,  and  take  our  guilt  away. 

4  They  who  on  him,  the  Savior,  b'lieve, 
Shall  never  perish,  but  shall  live  ; 
The  Savior  came  not  to  condemn 
The  sons  of  men,  but  ransom  them. 

5  Come,  helpless  sinners,  take  a  view, 
Come,  see  what  Christ  has  done  for  you ; 
Believe  in  him,  and  trust  his  pow'r. 

And  he  will  save  you  evermore.  % 


192 


L.  M. 
~^OT  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men 
Did  Christ  the  Son  of  God  appear ; 
No  weapons  in  his  hands  are  seen, 

Xo  rlaming  sword,  nor  thunder  there. 
Such  was  the  pity  of  our  God, 

He  lov'd  the  race  of  man  so  well, 
He  sent  his  Son  to  bear  our  load 

Of  sins,  and  save  our  souls  from  hell, 
165 


11/3  -VVHITSU>'-MO>-DAr. 

3  Sinners,  believe  the  Savior's  word, 

Trust  in  his  mighty  name,  and  live ; 
A  thousand  joys  his  lips  afford, 

His  hands  a  thousand  blessings  give. 

4  But  vengeance  and  damnation  lies 

On  rebels  who  refuse  his  grace ; 
Who  God's  eternal  Son  despise, 

The  hottest  hell  shall  be  their  place. 

EnsTLE.— Acts  10,  42-48. 


C.  M. 

1  (  "OME,  blessed  Spirit,  from  above, 
\J  And  visit  us  below  \ 

Cause  us  to  taste  and  feel  thy  love — - 
In  thee  to  live  and  grow. 

2  No  gift  but  thine  our  soul  inspires, 

To  love  thee  as  we  would; 
Nor  work  in  us  such  pure  desires, 
To  serve  thee  as  we  should. 

3  Thy  gifts  alone  can  cheer  the  mind, 

And  cause  our  fears  depart ; 
Without  that,  we  are  deaf  and  blind, 
And  of  a  stubborn  heart. 

4  By  nature  we  are  prone  to  ill : 

Perverse  are  all  our  ways — 
And  we  have  neither  strength  nor  will 
To  live  unto  thy  praise. 

5  But  when  thy  blessings  are  bestow'd, 

These  wants  are  all  supplied ! 
And  we  partake  the  grace  of  God, 
Till  we  are  sanctified. 

6  Thus  we  are  made  the  truth  to  hear, 

And  trust  unto  thy  word, 
And  with  a  godly,  holy  fear, 
To  worship  thee,  our  Lord. 
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1U4  John  14,  16,  17. 

1  [  VEAR  Lord  !   and  shall  thy  Spirit  rest 
Ly  In  such  a  wretched  heart  as  mine  I 

Unworthy  dwelling]  glorious  Guest  I 
Favor  astonishing,  divine  I 

2  When  sin  prevails,  and  gloomy  fear, 

And  hope  almost  expires  in  night, 
Lord,  can  thy  Spirit  then  be  here — 

Great  spiing  of  comfort,  life,  and  light  ? 

3  Sure  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh! 

'lis  he  sustains  my  fainting  heart ! 
Else  would  my  hopes  for  ever  die, 
And  ev'ry  cheering  ray  depart. 

4-  When  some  kind  promise  glads  my  soul, 
Do  I  not  rind  his  healing  voice 
The  tempest  of  my  fears  control, 

And  bid  my  drooping  pow'rs  rejoice  I 

9   Whene'er  to  call  the  Savior  mine. 

With  ardent  wish  my  heart  aspires, 
Can  it  be  less  than  pow'r  divine 

Which  animates  these  strong  desires  ? 

6  What  less  than  thy  almighty  word 

Can  raise  my  heart  from  earth  and  dust, 
And  bid  me  cleave  to  thee,  my  Lord, 
My  life,  my  treasure,  and  my  tiust  ? 

7  And,  when  my  cheerful  hope  can  say, 

<;  I  love  my  God,  and  taste  his  grace, M 
Lord,  is  it  not  thy  blissful  ray 

Which  brings  this  dawn  of  sacred  peace  ? 

8  Let  thy  kind  Spirit  in  my  heart 

For  ever  dwell,  O  God  of  love  ! 
And  light  and  heav'nly  peace  impart, — 
Sweet  earnest  of  the  jovs  above. 
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195 


TRINITY-SUNDAY. 

Gospel. — John  3,  1-15. 


C\  M. 

1  OW  bless'd  are  they  who  take  deliuht 
XI  To  visit  Christ  the  Lord! 
As  Xicodemus  came  by  night. 

To  hear  the  gospel  word. 

2  The  Lord  will  open  to  their  view, 

The  things  of  greatest  worth — 
That  which  before  they  never  knew, 
The  new  and  heav'nly  birth. 

3  Christ  solemnly  declares  'tis  true, 

This  truth  will  e'er  remain  : 
God's  kingdom  ye  can  never  view, 
Till  ye  are  born  again! 

4  The  water  and  the  Spirit  are 

The  means  which  Christ  directs; 
And  as  the  Savior  doth  declare, 
These  must  have  their  effects. 
u  But  how  this  gracious  work  is  wrought, 
Is  more  than  man  can  know ! 
And  far  beyond  the  reach  of  thought, 
What  heav'nly  grace  can  do. 
6  The  Spirit  worketh  as  he  please ; 
And  they  who  will  submit. 
Shall  find  that  God's  appointed  ways 
Will  make  the  work  complete. 


C.  M. 

John  3.  5-7. 
^IXXERS!   this  solemn  truth  regard! 


196 

i  rim] 

O   H 

For  Christ  the  Savior  hath  declar'd, 
u  Ye  must  be  born  again," 
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2  Whate'er  might  be  your  birth  or  blood, 

The  sinner's  boast  is  vain  : 
Thus  saith  the  glorious  Son  of  God, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again/' 

3  By  nature  we  are  all  deprav'd; 

The  heart  ?s  denTd  by  sin  ; 
Without  thy  irrace  we  can't  be  sav'.l. 
i;  Ye  must  be  born  again/' 
i  That  which  is  born  of  flesh  is  flesh, 
And  flesh  it  will  remain: 
Then  marvel  not  that  Jesus  saith, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 
5  The  water  and  the  Spirit  are 

The  means — the  Savior  's  plain — 
To  put  on  Christ  our  garment  bright. 
u  Ye  must  be  born  again," 
-   This  glorious  robe  of  grace  divine 
May  dying  sinners  claim, 
And  live  secure  in  Christ  the  vine, 
i;  O  all  that  's  born  again/' 
7  Spirit  of  life,'  thy  grace  impart, 
And  breathe  on  sinners  slain  ; 
And  witness,  Lord,  in  ev'ry  heart 
u  That  we  are  born  again." 

iy#  Num.  21,  S,  9. 

1  \TTHEN  Isra'l's  grieving  tribes  complain'd, 

\  \      With  fiery  serpents  greatly  pain'd, 
A  serpent  straight  the  prophet  made 
Of  molten  brass,  to  view  display'd. 

2  Around  the  fainting  crowds  attend, 
To  heav'n  their  mournful  sighs  ascend; 
They  hope,  they  look,  while  from  the  pole 
Descends  a  pow'r  that  makes  them  whole. 

3  But,  O,  what  healing  to  the  heart 
Doth  our  Redeemer's  cross  impart ! 

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I&S   199  TRIMTY-SrXDAT. 

What  life,  by  faith,  our  souls  receive  } 
What  pleasures  do  his  sorrows  give! 

I   Slill  may  i  view  the  Savior's  cross,, 
And  other  objects  count  bat  loss  % 
Here  still  be  fix'd  my  feasted  eyes> 
Enrapturd  with  his  sacrifice  ! 

5  Jesus  the  Savior!  balmy  name ! 

Tu\'  worth  my  tongue  weald  now  proclaim 
By  thy  atonement  set  me  free,. 
My  life,  my  hop:,  is  all  from  thee^ 

John  3,  14-J& 


S' 


The  brazen  seipent  high, 
The  wounded  felt  immediate  ease. 

The  camp  forbore  to  die. 
;<  Look  upward  in  the  dying  hour. 

And  live,"  the  prophet  cries; 
Bur  Christ  performs  a  nobler  cure, 

When  faith  lifts  ap  her  eyes. 
High  on  the  cross  the  Savior  hung  ^ 

High  in  the  heav'ns  he  reigns  ; 
rWe  sinners,  by  th'  old  serpent  stung. 

Look  and  forget  their  pains. 
When  God's  own  Son  is  lifted  up, 

A  dying  world  revives; 
The  Jew  beholds  the  glorious  hope> 

Th'  expiring  Gentile  lives. 


Epistle.— -Rom.  11,  33-3G. 


199 

1   /  \  HEI 
U  Not 


L.  M. 
HEIGHT  and  depth  of  boundless  love. 
men  below,  nor  saints  above, 
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Can  search  th.^  great  Creator's  ways, 
Or  know  the  riches  of  his  grace. 

2  Not  angels'  search,  nor  human  skill, 
Can  ever  comprehend  his  will  ; 

His  judgments,  counsels,  and  his  mind, 
The  wisest  creature  cannot  find. 

3  Vet,  God  was  pleased  to  unfold 

The  things  that  were  eonceal'd  of  old, 
When  he  divulg'd  that  glorious  plan, 
Which  was,  to  save  the  race  of  man. 

4  At  first,  unto  the  Jews  alone, 

This  was  by  types  and  shadows  shown  ; 
Then  by  his  prophets  and  his  word, 
To  show  the  counsels  of  the  Lord. 
3  But  O,  this  was  not  understood, 

That  man  should  be  redeenrd  with  blood  ; 
This  was  to  Jews  and  Greeks  eonceal'd, 
Till  ail  was  in  the  fact  reveal 'd. 

6  The  Jews  had  long  salvation  sought, 

In  their  own  works  which  they  had  Wrought  } 

And  thus  refused  the  gospel  call, 

Which  prov'd  their  stumble  and  theii  fail, 

7  The  Heathens  heard  the  gospe]  voice; 
It  fill'd  their  souls  with  greatest  joys, 
When  this  great  mystery  came  to  view, 
That  Jesus  died  to  save  them  too. 

5  O.  height  and  depth  of  love  divine  ! 
Who  could  foresee  that  great  design  ? 
The  Lord  himself  from  heav'n  came  dowfi, 
And  died  to  make  the  world  his  own.  j 


C.  M. 
Rom.  1,  30;  eh.  5,  S,  0  ;  1  Peter  3:  £>. 

HER,  how  wide  thy  glories  Mae  ! 
How  high  thy  wonders  rise  { 

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dUI  FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand  signs, 
By  thousands  through  the  skies. 

2  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  thy  pow'r, 

Their  motions  speak  thy  skill, 
And  Dn  the  wings  of  ev'ry  hour 
We  read  thy  patience  still. 

3  But  when  we  view  thy  strange  design 

To  save  rebellious  worms, 
Our  souls  are  rill'd  with  awe  divine, 

To  see  what  God  performs, 
I   When  sinners  break  the  Father's  law, 

The  dying  Son  atones; 
Oh  the  dear  myst'ries  of  his  cross ! 

The  triumph  of  his  groans  ! 
5  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 

Adorn  the  heav'nly  plains; 
Sweet  cherubs  learn  ImmanuePs  name, 

And  try  their  choicest  strains. 
G  O  may  1  bear  some  humble  part 

In  that  immortal  song; 
Wonder  and  joy  shall  tune  my  heart, 

And  love  command  my  tongue. 


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Gospel.— Luke  16,  19-31. 


L.  M. 

1  \     WORLDLING,  wretched,  vile,  and  base, 
J\_  Not  subject  to  restraining  grace, 

But  yielded  to  his  lusts  and  pride, 
And  set  all  fear  of  God  aside. 

2  Though  he  had  riches  laid  in  store, 
Yet  no  compassion  on  the  poor ! 

A  beggar  in  a  helpless  state, 
Found  no  assistance  at  his  gate. 
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•   'J':.'"  worldling  -p»-nt  his  precious  days 
In  luxury,  in  sports  ami  plays — 
While  the  poor  beggar  lav  distress'd. 
With  poverty  and  sores  oppressed. 

\   But  to  them  both  it  proved  strange, 
To  meet  with  such  a  sudden  change  : 
The  worldling  sent  to  endless  pain, 
The  beggar  plac'd  with  Christ  to  reign* 
5  This  is  the  sinner's  awful  case  : 
They  who  neglect  the  time  ot  grace, 
They  cry  for  help,  but  O  !   too  late, 

n  once  they  share  their  lot  and  fate, 
J    The  worldling  pray'd  to  get  relief, 
To  mitigate  his  pain  and  grief; 
But  father  Abrah'm  could  not  ^rant 
That  cooling  drop  which  he  did  want, 

7  Jf  we  seek  heaven  here  on  earth, 
We  lose  the  heav'n  of  greater  worth: 
To  bear  the  cross  with  Jesus  here, 
Entitles  us  to  glory  there. 

8  Dear  Savior,  make  us  truly  wise, 
All  sinful  pleasures  to  despise — 
The  greatest  evil  we  can  do, 

That  is  to  choose  our  heav'n  below.  t 

L.  M. 
Luke  6,  ». 
1   ]N  what  confusion  earth  appears  1 

J    God's  dearest  children  bath'd  in  tears  j 
While  they  who  heav'n  itself  deride, 
Riot  in  luxury  and  pride. 
"2  But  patient  let  my  soul  attend, 
And  ere  I  censure,  view  the  end: 
That  end,  how  diff'rent !  who  can  tell 
The  wide  extremes  of  heav'n  and  hell  ? 
3  See  the  red  flames  around  him  twine, 
Who  did  in  gold  and  purple  shine  J 
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203  FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY* 

Nor  can  his  tongue  one  drop  obtain, 
T?  allay  the  scorching  of  his  pain. 

i   While  round  the  saint,  so  poor  below, 
Full  rivers  of  salvation  flow  ; 
On  Abraham's  breast  he  leans  his  head, 
And  banquets  on  celestial  bread. 

3  Jesus,  my  Lord,  let  me  appear 
The  meanest  of  thy  servants  here ; 
So  that  at  length  1  may  but  taste 
The  blessings  of  thy  marriage  feast, 

EfisTLE.— 1  John  t,  16-21, 

0  C.  M. 

1  /  \  MAY  I  know  the  grace  of  God  ! 
V  /  And  taste  his  love  divine ; 

His  love  which  he  hath  shed  abroad, 
Which  makes  the  Savior  mine. 

2  To  dwell  in  God,  and  God  in  me, 

Would  perfect  me  in  love  : 
How  bless'd  and  happy  would  I  be 
In  him  to  live  and  move. 

3  Xo  slavish  fear  torments  the  heart, 

Where  love  can  dwell  and  reign  ; 
The  pow'rs  of  darkness  must  depart, 
The  soul  is  freed  from  pain, 
i   We  love  him  who  hath  lov'd  us  first, 
Who  bought  us  with  his  blood, 
Who  made  us  bless'd  when  we  were  curs'd. 
And  enemies  to  God. 

5  To  love  the  Lord,  thus  we  were  bound, 

Our  fellow-men  likewise  ; 
Or  our  profession  will  be  found 
Bur  vanity  and  lies. 

6  Lord  !  make  me  faithful  and  sincere; 

Make  me  to  watch  and  pray> 
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That  I  may  never  need  to  fear 

Of  being  ca^-t  away*  J 


204 


C.  Vt, 

1  Cor.  13,  S. 


Hxvr 
Where  love  inspires  the  bf 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  tiain, 
And  strengthen?  all  the  rest* 

2  Knowledge,  alas!  'tis  all  in  vain> 

And  all  in  vain  our  fear : 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign^ 
If  love  be  absent  there. 

3  >Tis  love  that  makes  our  cheerful  feet 

In  swift  obedience  move  ; 
The  devils  know,  and  tremble  too-, 
But  devils  cannot  love* 

4  This  is  the  grace  that  lives  and  sing*. 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease  : 
?Tis  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings 
In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 

THE  SECOND  SUNDAY   AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gospel— Luke  14,  16-21. 

205  c.  k ' 

1  "\    E  sons  of  men,  come,  one  and  all  I 

X    Come  to  the  Gospel  feast ; 

Obey  your  blessed  Savior's  call; 

0  come,  and  be  his  guest ! 

2  We  bear  his  message  Unto  you^ 

Commission^  by  the  Lord  : 
His  promises,  come  prove  them  true5 
And  trust  unto  his  word. 

3  All  things  for  you  are  ready  now, 

Arid  precious  is  the  treat  I 
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And  all  ymu  need  he  will  bestow, 
To  make  your  joys  complete. 
-1   We  pray  that  you  may  all  draw  near. 
And  to  the  call  attend  -r 
They  who  refuse  our  call  to  hear,. 
Despise  the  Lord,  their  friend. 
5  Nothing  pertaining  to  this  life. 
Should  cause  you  to  delay ; 
Not  land,  nor  oxen,  nor  a  wife* 
Keep  you  from  Christ  away. 
G  Be  ye  not  like  the  stubborn  Jews, 
Who  all  his  calls  disdain'd  ; 
Eecau.se  they  did  his  grace  refuse, 
His  curse  on  them  remain'd. 

7  He  calleth  not  the  Jews-  alone, 

But  all  who  will  receive  ; 
Come !.  poor  and  needy  ev'ry  one, 
Come  ye  to  him1,  and  live. 

8  But  come  ye  now,  make  no  delay ! 

O  come  with  speed  and  haste, 
Lest  he  should  in  displeasure  say, 
My  feast  ye  shall  not  taste. 


206 


C.  M. 


1  f\  HE  King  of  heav'n  his  table  spreads,. 

1     And  dainties  crown  the  board  : 
Not  all  the  boasted  joys  of  earth 
Could  such  delight  afford. 

2  Pardon  and  peace  to  dying  men, 

And  endless  life  are  giv'n ; 
And  the  rich  blood,  which  Jesu3  shed', 
To  raise  the  soul  to  heav'n. 

3  Ye  hungry  poor,  who  long  have  stray'd 

In  sin's  dark  mazes,  come  ; 
Come  from  the  hedges  and  highways, 
And  grace  will  find  you  room. 
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4  Thousands  of  souls,  in  glory  now, 

Were  fed  and  feasted  here  ; 
And  thousands  more,  still  on  the  way, 
Around  the  \>oard  appear* 

5  Yet  is  his  house  and  heart  so  large, 

That  thousands  more  may  come ; 
Nor  could  the  whole  assembled  world 
O'erfill  the  spacious  room. 

6  All  things  are  ready ;  enter  in, 

Nor  weak  excuses  frame  : 
Come,  take  your  places  at  the  feastr 
And  bless  the  Founder's  name. 


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Epistle.— 1  John  3,  13-18. 


C.  St. 

1  /  \  CHRISTIAN  brethren,  marvel  not ! 
V  )  What,  if  the  world  hate  you  ? 
This  is  the  Christian's  share  and  loU 

Whilst  here  on  earth  below* 

2  The  world  will  ever  love  its  ways, 

Those  of  unrighteousness  ! 
The  carnal  mind  can  ne'er  embrace 
The  ways  of  life  and  peace. 

3  Those  who  have  pass'd  from  death  to  lif. »3 

Must  needs  expect  to  find 
Continual  war  and  constant  strife, 
With  those  of  carnal  mind. 

4  The  soul  remains  with  sin  defil'd, 

Whilst  in  a  carnal  state, 
And  never  will  be  reconciled 
To  bear  the  Christian's  fate. 

5  Where  there  is  not  a  living  faith, 

The  mind  is  not  renew'd  ; 
And  still  remains  in  sin  and  death, 
And  enmity  with  God.  } 

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S,  M, 

BLEST  be  the  tie  that  binds 
Our  hearts  in  Christian  love$ 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above* 
2    Before  our  Father's  throne 

We  pour  cur  ardent  pray'rs; 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims-,  are  one5 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares  * 
'   We  share  our  mutual  woes$ 
Our  mutual  burdens  bear; 
And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 
-i    When  -we  asunder  part5 
It  gives  us  inward  pain  ; 
But  ^ve  shall  still  be  join'd  in  hearty 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 
;;  This  glorious  hope  revives 
Our  courage  by  the  way ; 
While  each  in  expectation  lives*, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 
T    From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain5 
And  sin,  we  shall  be  free  ; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity. 

THE  THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY-. 

Gosp£L.^-Luke  15,  1-10. 

C.  M. 

JESUS  poor  sinners  will  receive. 
And  make  them  welcome  too; 
He  calls  on  them.:  0  come  and  live! 
I  am  a  friend  to  you. 
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als  and  dunks,  and  treats  with  them, 
On  gracious  terms  of  peace) 

And  they  who  r-imiy  b'lieve  on  him, 
knew?  his  pard'ning  grace* 

S   lie  seeks  them  as  poor  wand'rii  . 
Who  err  and  go  astray) 

And  by  his  providence  will  keep 
Them  in  the  righteous  way. 
■  them  with  a  loving  vo 
And  wish;-  come ; 

Agefe  too  with  htm  rejoice 
-  e  them  turning  home* 
5  He  seeks  the  lost,  till  they  are  found} 
He  savrs  and  sets  them  free  ; 
im  do  pure  desires  abound, 
Their  happiness  to  see% 

•    G  why  should  sinners  dread  or  fear 
On  Jesr.s  to  attend  ? 
V\*ho  calls  on  them  to  bring  them  n^ar 
To  him,  their  Lord  and  friend, 

CIU  Luke  15,  3,  4* 

1     \  1     HEX  some  kind  shepherd  from  his  ibid 
\  \      Has  lost  a  straying  sheep, 
Through  vales,  o'er  hills,  he  anxious  . 
And  climbs  the  mountain's  steep. 

"2  But  0  the  joy  !  the  transport  sweet ! 
When  he  the  wand'rer  rinds  5 
Up  in  his  arms  he  takes  his  charge. 
And  to  his  shoulder  binds. 
3  Homeward  he  hastes^  to  tell  his  joys, 
And  make  his  bliss  complete: 
The  neighbors  hear  the  news,  and  all 
The  joyful  shepherd  greet. 
A  Yet  how  much  greater  is  the  joy, 
When  grace  one  sinner  turns; 
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ell         THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  TR151TY. 

When  the  poor  wretch  with  broken  heart, 
His  sins  and  errors  mouins! 
u  Pieas'd  with  the  news,  the  saints  below 
In  songs  their  tongues  employ  ; 
Beyond  the  skies  the  tidings  go, 
And  heav'n  is  fill'd  with  joy. 
G  Well-pleasM  the  Father  sees  and  hears 
The  conscious  sinner  weep  ; 
Jesus  receives  him  in  his  arms, 
And  owns  him  for  his  sheep. 
7  Nor  angels  can  their  joys  contain, 
But  kindle  with  new  tire  : 
c*  A  wand'ring  sheep  's  return Vi,?J  they  sir:ir. 
And  strike  the  sounding  lyre. 


Epistle.— 1  Peter  5,  6-]l. 


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C.  M. 

1  /^1AST  all  your  cares  upon  the  Lord, 
\J   Who  careth  still  for  you; 

Your  pray'rs  shall  evermoie  be  heard; 
Yes,  heard  and  answer'd  too. 

2  0  !  watch  and  pray  in  all  your  lives  ; 

Resist  the  devil's  pow'r! 
Who,  like  a  roaring  lion,  strives, 
God's  children  to  devour. 

3  0  !  be  ye  steadfast,  strong  in  hope  ; 

Preserve  a  living  faith  I 
That  will  support  and  bear  you  up, 
Against  the  powers  of  death. 

4  Should  we  refuse  the  cross  to  bear, 

To  show  the  Savior's  name  ? 
Our  faithful  brethren  ev'rywhere, 
Do  ever  bear  the  same. 
C>  And  after  sufPring  here  awhile, 
The  sorrows  ye  may  meet, 


FOURTH  SUNDAY  AKTKR  TRINITY.  212,  21'. 

All  our  afflictions,  pain,  and  toil, 
Will  make  our  joys  complete. 
C  The  God  of  love,  of  peace,  and  grace. 
Your  great  and  mighty  friend! 
Establish  you  in  all  his  ways, 

Until  your  warfare  end.  t 

919  cm. 

LLU  1  Peter  5,  8. 

1  \  \  rHEN  night  descends  in  sable  guise, 
\  \      And  spreads  her  gloom  around, 

To  close  the  weary  traveler's  eyes, 
And  rest  him  on  the  ground, 

2  Amidst  the  dreary  desert  wide, 

The  wand'rer  faints  to  hear, 
The  wild  alarm  on  ev'ry  side, 

Which  spreads  some  danger  near: 

3  So  in  this  wilderness  of  life, 

Whene'er  afflictions  come, 
We  sink,  as  in  a  night  of  <rrief, 
Far  from  our  shelt'ring  home. 

4  The  tempters,  like  a  lion's  roar. 

Sounds  through  the  vale  abroad  : 
Then  let  us  watch,  and  evermore 
Depend  upon  our  God. 
G  From  ev'ry  other  help  afar, 
And  left  without  a  friend, 
God  is  a  helper  ever  near, 
And  faithful  to  the  end. 


213 


THE  FOURTH  ST'NDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gosf-el.— Luke  6,  36-12. 


L.  M. 

E  must  be  merciful  and  kind, 
If  we  possess  the  Savior's  mind  ; 
J61 


214  FOURTH  SUN&AV  AFTER  TRlNJTT* 

In  enmity  we  dare  not  live> 

But  freely  pardon  and  forgive* 
'.;  The  sou!  with  spite  and  wrath  oppress 'd, 

Can  ne'er  attain  to  peace  -arid  rest! 

But  slavish  fear,  and  guilt,  and  pain> 

Must  ever  on  that  heart  remain. 
3    Hare  we  a  right  to  heaven  claim. 

Though  we  profess  the  Christian  name* 

Whilst  we  still  lack  the  rto&ler  part, 

The  love  of  God  to  rule  the  hear':  / 
■<   To  love  our  friends,  and  them  alone-, 

That  would  be  next  to  loving  none  ; 

To  love  a  friend,  but  not  a  foe, 

Such  love  hath  ev'ry  heathen  too. 
o  But  0  it  is  a  different  case 

With  those  who  are  the  sons  of  grace; 

Not  eye  for  eye,  nor  tooth  tor  tooth, 

Say  those  who  love  the  word  of  truth* 
6  What  ill  in  other  men  I  see, 

The  very  same  I  find  in  me  ; 

For  when  I  search  myself  within, 

I  find  the  best  I  do  is  sin. 

0  I  1  t.  M. 

Cl4       Rom.  14.  17,  19;  1  Cor.  10,  32. 

1  Vj  OT  different  food,  nor  different  dress, 
1\|  Compose  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord; 
But  peace,  and  joy,  and  righteousness^ 

Faith,  and  obedience  to  his  Word. 
Q   When  weaker  Christians  we  despise, 
We  do  the  gospel  mighty  wrongs 
For  God,  the  gracious  and  the  wise, 
Receives  the  feeble  with  the  strong* 
3  Let  pride  and  wrath  be  banish'd  hence, 
Meekness  and  love  our  souls  pursue  ; 
Nor  shall  our  practice  give  offence 
To  saints,  the  Gentile,  or  the  Jew^ 
382 


F'tfRTlI   StJXDA*  AFTKK   TRINITY.     215,  2W 
.   -.     ^-23. 


215 


1MIE  Christian  sufPrings  here  b< 
Bo  not  deserve  to  be  eompard 
Unto 

To  •  unto  his  wort5.-. 

2  9n  this  sure  promise  they  may  In;.. 

They  never  need  to  doubt  or  iear; 
Such  glories  are  in  them  reveal'd, 

Which  wifl  repay  their  sufferings  here> 

3  Happy  will  be  the  time  indeed, 

Fc  r  w  h it  h  I  h e  w  ire  1  e  C  r  ea  t  io n  wja  i  t  ■; 

When  ev'ry  creature  shall  be  freed 
From  its  oppress'd  and  mournful  state- 
~  In  Adam's  tail  the  whole  was  made 
Subject  to  vanity  and  sin  ; 
The  curse  on  all  the  earth  was  laid., 
And  all  that  is  contained  therein* 
•j  All  creatures  may  be  said  to  iiroan, 
And  labor  in  distress  and  pain  ; 
All  living  creatures,  sun.  and  movi\ 
They  feel  the  curse  of  guilt  and  stain, 

6  But  when  the  blessed  sons  of  God, 
In  all  their  glory,  come  to  view. 
When  heav'n  and  earth  shall  be  renew'd, 
All  creatures  are  redeemed  too,  t 

216 

1  •  •  /A  Z10X  !  when  I  think  oi^  thee, 

\  /  I  wish  for  pinions  like  a  dove*, 
And  mourn  to  think  that  I  should  be 
So  distant  from  the  place  I  love. 

2  "  An  exile  here,  and  far  from  home-, 

For  2ion?s  sabred  walls  !  sigh) 

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217  FIFTH  SU5DAT  AFTER  TRINITT. 

Thither  the  ransonrd  nations  come, 
And  see  the  Savior  eye  to  eye. 

3  "  While  here  I  walk  on  hostile  ground, 

The  few  that  I  can  call  my  friends. 
Are  like  myself,  with  fetters  bound, 
And  weariness  our  steps  attends. 

4  "  But  yet  we  shall  behold  the  day 

"When  Zioivs  children  shall  return; 
Our  sorrows  then  shall  flee  away. 
And  we  shall  never,  never  mourn. 

5  "  The  hope  that  such  a  day  will  come, 

Makes  e'en  the  exile's  portion  sweet ; 
Though  now  we  wander  far  from  home, 
In  Zion  soon  we  all  shall  meet.''5 


217 


THE  FIFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gospel. — Luke  5,  1-11. 


L.  M. 

!      A   S  Peter  iished  all  the  night, 

XX  And  toil'd  until  the  morning  light  ; 
His  labors  they  were  all  for  nought, 
He  drew  his  net,  but  nothing  caught. 

2  Such  is  the  case  with  teachers  too  : 
All  they  can  teach,  or  say,  or  do, 
That  cannot  cause  the  world  to  trlieve, 
Or  yet  the  gospel  truth  receive. 

3  Except  the  Lord  their  labors  bless, 
Their  labors  are  without  success  ; 
Their  gospel-net  is  cast  in  vain, 
And  they  have  nothing  for  their  pain. 

4  When  Jesus  manages  the  case, 

And  clothes  the  word  with  pow'r  and  grace, 
Then  sinners  will  be  made  to  hear, 
To  rind,  and  know  the  Savior  near. 
1^4 


FIFTH   SUNDAY   Al  TV.K  TRINITY.     2TS 

5  At  his  commanding  won!  we  east 
Our  net,  and  hope  to  catch  at  last! 
We  preach  to  men  tiie  gospel-word, 
And  ibr  the  blessing  trust  the  Lord. 

6  O.  make  us  faithful,  Lord,  we  pray  ! 
That,  like  true  fishermen,  we  may 
In  all  our  oirice  act  our  part, 

And  seek  thy  cause  with  allow  heart.       t 

L.  M. 


21 


0  John  21,  6. 


1  \  *  OW  while  the  gospel -net  is  cast, 
i\     Do  thou,  O  Lord  !  the  effort  own  ; 
For  num'rous  disappointments  past, 

Teach  us  to  hope  in  thee  alone. 

2  May  this  be  a  much  favorrd  hour, 

To  souls  in  Satan's  bondage  led: 
0  clothe  thy  word  with  sovereign  pow'r 
To  break  the  rocks,,  and  raise  the  dead*.' 

3  To  mourners  speak  a  cheering  word. 

On  seeking  souls  vouchsafe  to  shine  ; 
Let  poor  backsliders  be  restord^ 
And  all  thy  saints  in  praises  join. 

4  O- hear- our  pray ?r,  and  giv.e  us  hope, 

That  when  tiiy  voice  shall  call  us  home 
Thou  still  wilt  raise  a  people  up, 
To  love  and  praise  thee  in  our  room, 


219 


Epistle.— 1  Peter.  3,  S-l-3. 


C.  M. 

HAPPTare  they  and  truly  blessed, 
Who  have  the  Savior's  mind  ; 
Whose  hearts  are  with  his  love  possessed 

Which  makes  them  meek  and  kind- 
They  follow  Jesus  in  his  way, 
And  bear  with  each  assault  n 
ld5. 


B20  urj::  .-twday  AVT':r.  trinity. 

Like  Jesus,  for  their  fbes  they  nrav; 
And  pardon  ev'ry  fault. 

3  Such  counsels  as  the  Lord  doth  , 
They  ardently  pursue; 
And  by  his  precepts  seek  to  live, 
In  ail  they  say  or  dc*. 

[   In  all  their  lives  they  keep  a  guard> 
And  flee  from  ev'ry  ill : 
Their  constant  prayers  are  to  the  Lord  I 
'•'Teach  us  to  know  thy  will,-*5 

5  To  live  in  peace  is  their  desire. 
True  happiness  to  see  5 
They  guard  their  tongues,  as  needs  require; 

From  vain  discourses  free* 
J  '      Li3    I  to  Btteh  is  ev^r  near* 

He  guards  them  with  his  eyes : 
And  when  distressed,  his  gracious  ear 
Is  open  to  their  •  t 

t\   M. 
OOA  Tsalm  119,  lithPAUT. 

CC\J  Verse  5,  33. 

1    /  \  THAT  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 
5.  /  To  seek  his  statutes  still: 
0  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace 
To  know  and  do  his  will! 
Verse  29. 
V   0  send  thy  Spirit  down  to  write 
Thy  law  upon  my  heart  ! 
Nor  let  my  tongue  indulge  deceit, 
Xor  act  the  liar's  part. 

Verse  37,  36. 
9  From  vanity  turn  off  mine  eyes, 
Let  no  corrupt  design. 
Nor  covetous  desires  arise 
Within  this  soul  of  minei 
J86 


SIXTH   SL'.NDAV   AFTER   TRINITY.  J^l 

Vtne  13& 

1   Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word, 
And  make  my  heart  sincere; 
Let  tin  have  no  dominion,  Lord, 
But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 
Verse  170. 
.')  My  soul  hath  gone  too  tar  astray  ; 
My  feet  too  often  slip; 
Vet  since  I  've  not  forgot  thy  way, 
Restore  thy  wand  "ring  sheep. 
Verse  35. 
6  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  command-  ; 
'Tis  a  delightful  road  ; 
Xor  let  my  head,  or  heart,  or  hands, 
Offend  against  my  God. 

THE  SIXTH  ST'NPAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

GosrsL— Vlutth.  -3,  20-26. 


221 


L.   M. 

1  /    iITR  righteousness  must  far  exceed 
\  /   That  of  the  Pharisee  indeed  ; 

It  must  be  of  a  different  kind, 
Such  as  renews  the  heart  and  mind. 

2  To  sing  and  pray,  and  make  a  show, 
Is  what  the  hypocrite  can  do; 

He  seems  to  act  the  Christian  part : 

May  yet  not  have  Christ's  cause  at  heart. 

3  Where  £iace  divine  reigns  not  within, 
The  mind  is  still  attached  to  sin; 

Its  best  devotion  Js  dead  and  cold, 
As  was  the  Pharisee's  of  old. 
i  But  different  is  the  b'lievers  state, 
He  will  not  live  at  such  a  rate  ; 
His  case  unto  himself  is  known  : 
He  pleads  no  merits  of  his  own* 
1^7 


122,  223     si xt  i  stjnday  Aran  t.timtt, 

5  He  pleads  not  far  self-righteousness, 
But  all  he  pleads  is  pard'ning  grace; 
What  he  believes,  he  shall  partake, 
And  that  akme  for  Jesus'  sake^ 

f  iie  has  a  faith  which  works  by  love-, 
And  all  in  him  will  live  and  move 
In  Christ  his  Savior  and  his  God, 
Who  hath  redeem'd  him  with  his  blood, 

7  Here  is  the  Christian  set  to  view  : 
Lord  grant  that  I  may  be  such  too; 
Grant  me  that  righteousness  I  need, 
Which  does  the  Pharisee's  exceed.  J 


222 


S.  M. 

1  IF  secret  fraud  should  dwell 
[^   Within  this  heart  of  mine, 

Purge  out,  O  God!  that  cursed  leav'n, 
And  make  me  wholly  thine. 

2  If  any  rival  there 

Dares  to  usurp  the  throne, 
On,  tear  th'  infernal  traitor  thence, 
And  reign  thyself  alone, 

3  Is  any  lust  conceal'd, 

Bring  it  to  open  view; 
Search,  search,  dear  Lord!  my  inmost  soul, 
And  all  its  pow'rs  renew. 

Epistle, — Rom.  6,  3-11. 

lllCO  C.  M. 

1  A   KE  we  baptiz'd  in  Christ  our  Lord, 
~\_   And  Juried  in  his  death, 

We  are  from  death  to  life  restor'd, 
And  live  in  him  by  faith.  ^ 

2  Is  Jesus  raised  from  the  dead 

By  his  almighty  pow'r, 
188 


SIXTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

As  members  of  that  living  head, 

We  live  to  sin  no  more. 
3  We  live,  but  not  to  sin  enslav'd, 

As  once  it  was  our  case  ; 
From  Satan'i  power  we  are  sav'd, 

By  Jesus  and  his  grace. 
1  Our  base  affections  crucified, 

And  nail'd  unto  the  tree; 
And  Christ  will  ever  be  enjoy'd, 

Our  liie  and  liberty. 

5  We  are  from  day  to  day  renew'd, 

And  made  in  grace  to  grow 
Into  the  image  of  our  God, 
And  are  his  children  too. 

6  Do  we  thus  imitate  him  here, 

Whilst  here  on  earth  we  live, 
What  glories  will  the  Savior  there, 
Unto  his  servants  give ! 

991  cm. 

£Z±  Col.  3,  1. 

1  \   TTENDj  ye  children  of  your  God, 
j\_  Ye  heirs  of  glory,  hear  ; 

For  accents,  so  divine  as  these, 
Might  charm  the  dullest  ear. 

2  Baptiz'd  into  your  Savior's  death, 

Your  souls  to  sin  must  die : 
With  Christ,  your  Lord,  ye  live  anew, 
With  Christ  ascend  on  high. 

3  There,  by  his  Father's  side  he  sits 

Enthron'd,  divinely  fair; 
Yet  owns  himself  your  Brother  still, 
And  your  Forerunner  there. 

4  Rise  from  these  earthly  trifles,  rise 

On  wings  of  faith  and  love  : 
Above  your  choicest  treasure  lies, 
And  be  your  hearts  above. 
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THE  SEVENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gospel;— -Mark  S,  1-0. 

^~0  c.  yi. 

1  T  ^.EAR  Savior,  bounteous  are  thy  hands, 
J  )  Thy  mercies  are  unknown  ; 

Tky  mighty  word,  thy  great  commands. 
Can  bring  thy  blessings  down. 

2  O  Lord,  how  wondrous  are  thy  ways, 

Thy  counsels  none  can  know  : 
Thy  love,  thy  mercy,  and  thy  grace, 

Provides  for  all  below. 
J  Not  as  the  eyes  of  men  do  see, 

Or  human  mind  perceives  ; 
But  all  the  world  is  fed  by  thee. 

And  ev'ry  creatore  lives, 

I  Some  thousands  once  had  followed  thee 
Into  the  wilderness; 
Thou  hadst  compassion  them  to  see, 
Faint,  hungry,  and  distressed, 
5   But  all  their  wants  were  soon  supplied 
At  thy  commanding  word — 
They  ate,  and  all  were  satish'd, 
Gave  praise  to  thee,  their  Lord, 
:i  O  happy  they,  who  on  thee  wait ! 
And  to  thy  calls  attend: 
What  joy  and  comforts  will  they  meet, 
Willi. thee,  their  Lord  and  friend  !  + 

no*  cm. 

^^U  Psalm  34. 

1  rj   HKQLTGH  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life. 

In  trouble,  and  in  joy. 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2  Of  his  deliverance  I  will  boast, 

Till  all,  who  are  distress'd, 

190 


SEVENTH  SITNDAT   AFTER    TRINITT. 

From  my  example  comfort  take% 
And  charm  their  griefs  to  rest* 
.     rhe  hosts  of  God  encamp  around 
The  dwellings  of  the  ju^t ; 
Protection  he  affords  to  all 

Who  make  his  name  their  trust* 
t  Oh,  make  but  trial  of  his  love! 
Experience  will  decide 
How  West  are  they,  and  only  they, 
Who  in  his  truth  eon  tide. 
5  Fear  him,  ye  saints !  and  ye  will  then 
Have  nothing  else  to  fear: 
Make  ye  his  service  your  delight. — 
Your  wants  shall  he  his  care, 
•-i  While  hungry  lions  lack  their  prey-, 
The  Lord  will  food  provide 
For  such  as  put  their  trust  in  him, 
And  see  their  needs  supplied* 


»1S.TL£.— RoiYU  6,   19- 


227 


S.  M. 
:   v-HOTLD  we  our  membeis  yield, 

\ /}   To  Slot  unrighteousness, 
Who  have  the  will  of  God  reveal'd, 
And  his  dear  name  profess  I 
9    Vet  once  it  was  our  case. 
We  were  to  sin  enslav'd— 
But  by  a  wondrous  act  of  grace, 
Renew \\  again  and  sav'd. 
3  We  dare  not  yield  to  sin. 

Though  grace  to  us  abounds— 
Lest  we  enslave  ourselves  again. 
And  mock  the  Savior's  wounds* 
\   How  much  could  we  be  blam'd, 
To  nourish  such  a  root, 

191 


^>,  ££J       EIGHTH   SUNDAY  AFTKR  TRINITY. 

Whose  growth  would  make  us  feel  asham'd, 

When  once  it  shows  its  fruit  .? 
Reward  of  sin  is  death, 

Of  body  and  of  soul ; 
But  ev'ry  true  believer  hath 

That  which  can  make  him  whole. 
Life  is  the  gift  of  God, 

For  Jesus;  sake  'tis  giv?n  : 
The  shedding  of  the  Savior's  blood. 

Will  make  us  heirs  of  heav'n.  1 


s&^O  Rom.  6,1,2,6. 

1  (.HALL  we  go  on  to  sin, 

k)   Because  thy  grace  abounds  ? 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again, 
And  open  all  his  wounds  ? 

2  Forbid  it,  mighty  God  I 

Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said, 
That  we,  whose  sins  are  crucifVd, 
Should  raise  them  from  the  dead. 

3  We  will  be  slaves  no  more, 

Since  Christ  hath  made  us  free, 
Has  nail'd  our  tyrants  to  his  cross, 
And  bought  our  liberty. 


THE  EIGHTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gospel.— Matth.  7,  15-23. 


229 


C.  M. 

BEWARE,  the  Savior  gave  command, 
And  watch  ye  unto  pray'r, 
That  ye  be  wise  and  understand 
The  teachers  ye  may  hear. 
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2  Our  Lord  declares  that  such  shall  come. 

Who  show  a  pious  face ; 
That  they  would  come,  and  would  presume 
To  take  the  Savior's  place. 

3  They  would  appear  like  lambs  without. 

But  rav'nous  wolves  within! 
They  teach,  and  pray,  and  act  devout : 
Yet  all  they  do  is  sin. 
A  Their  doctrine  is  deceit  and  fraud. 
And  of  a  dang'rous  kind  ; 
They  do  not  teach  the  truth  of  God, 
But  please  the  carnal  mind. 

5  The  truth  in  Jesus  they  deny, 

It  answers  not  their  end; 
Their  pride  and  lusts  to  crucify, 
Is  not  what  they  intend. 

6  As  grapes  on  thorns  have  never  grown. 

Or  figs  from  thistles  shoot; 
Just  so,  false  doctrines  ne'er  were  known. 
Produce  the  Spirit's  fruit. 

7  The  good  or  evil  tree  we  know, 

When  of  its  fruit  we  taste; 
Thus  we  may  piove  the  doctrine  too, 
To  see  its  fruit  at  last. 
S  Xot  ewry  one  that  sayeth  Lord, 
Shall  enter  into  heav'n — 
But  they  who  love  and  keep  the  word, 
To  them  it  shall  be  giv'n.  X 

9->A  L.  M. 

6V\J  Psalm  50. 

1  rpriE  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  churches  warns : 
X    Let  hypocrites  attend  and  fear, 

Who  place  their  hope  in  rites  and  forms, 
But  make  not  faith  nor  love  their  care. 

2  Vile  wretches  dare  rehearse  his  name, 

With  lips  of  falsehood  and  deceit, 
I  193 


'2'jl        EIGHTH  StT>"DAY  AFTER   TRINITT. 

A  friend  or  brother  they  defame, 

And  soothe  and  flatter  those  they  hate. 

3  They  watch  to  do  their  neighbors  wrong, 

Yet  dare  to  seek  their  Maker's  face  : 

They  take  his  covenant  on  their  tongue. 

But  break  his  laws,  abuse  his  grace. 

4  To  heav'n  they  lift  their  hands  unclean, 

Deiil'd  with  lust,  denTd  with  blood  ; 
by  night  they  practice  ev'ry  sin, 

3y  day  their  mouths  draw  near  to  God* 

5  And  while  his  judgments  long  delay, 

They  grow  secure  and  sin  the  more  ; 
They  think  he  sleeps  as  well  as  they, 
And  put  far  off  the  dreadful  hour. 

6  0  dreadful  hour!  when  God  draws  near, 

And  sets  their  crimes  before  their  eyes  -r 
His  wrath  their  guilty  souls  shall  tear, 
And  no  delivTei  dare  to  rise. 


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Epistle. — Rom.  5.  12-1" 


L.  JVf. 

1  OHOl'LI)  we  be  debtors  to  tfc 

>  )   We  who  embrace  the  gospel  cause, 
Or  should  it  be  our  aim  or  wish, 
To  be  subject  to  carnal  laws  : 

2  If  so  we  live,  we  surely  die, 

We  cannot  be  from  bondage  freed — 
Because  we  cannot  crucify 

The  flesh  with  ev'ry  evil  deed. 

3  The  gospel  makes  the  soul  alive, 

And  all  our  vital  pow'rs  renew'd: 
We  shall  succeed  whene'er  we  strive. 
To  have  our  evil  lusts  subdird. 
1  If  we  be  made  the  sons  of  God. 
And  by  his  blessed  Spirit  led ! 
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We  walk  the  strait  and  narrow  road, 
Assisted  by  his  heav'nly  aid. 

5  No  bondage,  dread,  or  slavish  fear 

Will  God's  dear  children  need  to  feel: 
Whate'er  the  gospel  doth  declare, 
His  blessed  Spirit  will  reveal. 

6  This  Spirit  beareth  sure  record, 

By  which  assurance  will  be  giv'n — 
His  witness  with  the  gospel-word. 

Proves  we  are  made  the  heirs  of  heav'n. 

7  If  thus  we  be  the  heirs  of  grace, 

What  happy  creatines  we  shall  be  ! 
To  dwell  with  Jesus,  and  embrace 

His  love  to  all  eternitv.  1 


L.  M. 


232 

1  ]     TERXAL  Spirit!   we  com'  ss3 

JPj  And  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  grace; 

Thy  pow'r  conveys  our  blessings  down, 
From  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son. 

2  Enlighten'd  by  thy  heav'nly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger,  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  Thy  pow'r  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chain  of  reigning  sin.  ; 
Our  wild  imperious  lusts  subdue, 
And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  rhv  roifctf. 

Thy  cheorins:  words  awake  our  joys, 
Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind, 
And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 
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233.  234     NINTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

THE   NINTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

GosrEL. — Luke  16,  1-9. 


L.  M. 

1  •  j   HAT  stew'rd  accused  by  his  lord, 
X    Soon  heard  that  solemn  fatal  word  : 
Come,  quickly  give  account  to  me, 
Thou  canst  no  longer  steward  be. 

2  Show  thy  account,  and  state  thy  case, 
Thou  shalt  no  longer  keep  that  place ; 
My  goods  to  thee  I  can't  intrust, 
Since  I  do  hear  thou  art  unjust. 

3  On  earth  as  stewards  we  are  plac?d, 
Not  to  neglect,  destroy,  or  waste 
The  gifts  and  graces  God  doth  give, 
But  to  improve  them  while  we  live. 

i  Before  the  Lord  we  must  appear, 
To  answer  for  our  stewardship  here; 
We  must  account  to  God  alone, 
For  all  that  we  on  earth  have  done. 

0  Then  let  us  seek  and  strive  to  know, 
And  humbly  ask  what  we  shall  do, 
To  fit  U3  for  the  time  to  come, 
When  we  must  seek  another  home. 

6  The  text  directs  you  very  plain, 
How  to  this  home  you  may  attain ; 
Pray,  notice  well,  and  understand 
The  great  Jehovah's  just  command. 

7  If  you  have  riches  less  or  more, 

And  therewith  help  the  helpless  poor — 
Then  may  you  ever  hope  to  speed, 
And  find  a  home,  when  you  shall  need. 
C.  M. 
Matth.  24,  44. 

1  Y  '  AIN  man,  thy  fond  pursuits  forbear  j 
V     Repent! — thy  end  is  nigh! 

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IVath,  at  the  farthest,  can't  be  far — 
Oh,  think  before  thon  die! 

2  Reflect — thou  hast  a  soul  to  save  : 

Thy  sins — how  high  they  mount! 
What  are  thy  hopes  beyond  tli<^  grave  .? 
How  stands  that  dread  account  \ 

3  Death  enters — and  there  *s  no  defence — 

His  time,  there  's  none  can  tell : 
He  '11  in  a  moment  call  thee  hence, 
To  heaven — or  to  hell ! 
i  Thy  flesh,  perhaps  thy  chiefest  en  re, 
Shall  crawling  worms  consume: 
But,  ah!  destruction  stops  not  there — 
Sin  kills  beyond  the  tomb. 
5  To-day  the  gospel  calls  : — to-day, 
Sinners,  it  speaks  to  you  : 
Let  ev'ry  one  forsake  his  way, 
And  mercy  will  ensue. 

Epistle. — 1  Cor.  10,  6-13. 

&0O  C.  M. 

1^1  REAT  God,  should  we  thy  grace  abuse  ? 
VJT  Thy  love  and  pow'r  disown ! 
As  did  the  disobedient  Jews, 

Who  brought  thy  judgments  down. 

2  Thy  bounteous  hand  on  them  bestowM 

Their  wants,  and  them  supplied  ; 
Yet  they  provoked  thee,  their  God, 
Until  they  were  destroy'd. 

3  Thy  mercies  long  with  sinners  bear, 

Thy  blessings  them  pursue ; 
But  thy  strict  judgments  everywhere, 
Must  punish  vices  too. 

4  God  did  not  spare  his  chosen  race, 

Though  long  he  prov'd  their  friend  j 
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236         NINTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRI.XITT. 

When  long  they  had  abus'd  his  grace, 
They  perishM  in  the  end. 

5  Should  we,  like  them,  suppose  we  stand, 

|  And  therefore  live  secure, 
Our  house  is  built  upon  the  sand, 
And  our  destruction  sure. 

6  Then  let  us  ever  watch  and  pray, 

Be  always  on  our  guard, 
Lest,  like  the  Jews,  we  run  astray, 

And  thus  forsake  the  Lord.  J 

<£V\J  Psalm  78,  ver.  32,  &c. 

1    /  1  REAT  God,  how  oft  did  Isra'l  prove 
VX  By  turns  thine  anger,  and  thy  love  ! 
There  in  a  glass  our  hearts  may  see, 
How  fickle  and  how  false  they  be. 

-.2   How  soon  the  faithless  Jews  forgot 
The  dreadful  wonders  God  had  wrought ! 
Then  they  provoke  him  to  his  face, 
Nor  fear  his  pow'r,  nor  trust  his  grace. 

0  The  Lord  consunrd  their  years  in  pain, 
And  made  their  travels  long  and  vain  : 

A  tedious  march  through  unknown  ways, 
Wore  out  their  strength,  and  spent  their  days. 

1  Oft  when  they  saw  their  brethren  slain, 
They  mourn "d,  and  sought  the  Lord  again  : 
Called  him  the  Rock  of  their  abode, 
Their  high  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

5  Their  pray'rsand  vows  before  him  rise 
As  tiat'ring  words,  or  solemn  lies; 
While  .th-ir  rebellious  tempers  prove 
False  to  his  cov'nant,  and  his  love. 

o   Yet  did  his  sov'reign  grace  forgive 
The  men  who  ne'er  deserv'd  to  live; 
His  anger  oft  away  he  turn'd, 
Or  else  with  gentle  flame  it  bunvd. 
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He  saw  their  flesh  was  weak  and  frailj 

w  temptations  still  prevail  : 
The  God  of  Abraham  lov-d  them  stillj 
And  led  them  by  his  holy  hill.  I 


237 


TllZ  TENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER   Tl 

EL.-^Luke  19,41-18. 


C.  At. 

1  \  17HEN  Christ  Jerusalem  I. 

\  \      As  he  approached  near, 
His  heart  her  doleful  state  bewail3   . 
His  eyes,  they  liow'u  with  tears 

2  He  look'd  on  her  with  deep  dl>.\ 

And  strove  to  be  her  friend  : 
But  0,  her  height  of  wicked: 
Brought  on  her  fatal  end, 

3  Didst  thou  btit  know  in  this  thy 

That  which  would  work  thy  peace  ! 
Before  thy  help  is  done  away. 

And  will  for  ever  c e 

it  now  these  things  are  hid  from 

And  from  thine  eyes  concealed: 
The  time  is  near  when  thou  must  see 

God's  threal'nings  all  fulfil3    ■ 

stice  and  judgment  must  take  place  ; 
Thy  sins  have  brought  them  down  : 
Tons:  ye  abus?d  the  means  of  grace. 
Which  ye  held  as  your  own. 
G  Thy  foes,  they  shall  thee  compass  round. 
And  fill  thy  streets  with  fear! 
Thy  walls  laid  level  with  the  grc 
And  thou  brought  to  despair. 
H  Such  woes  as  never  were  on  earth-, 
In  ev'ry  part  shall  rage  ; 
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238,  239      TENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY- 

Great  famine,  wars,  and  cruel  death 
Shall  sweep  thee  of!  the  stage. 

8  The  Jews,  they  shar'd  their  awful  fate  j 

And  thus  were  made  to  know, 
That  vice  destroyed  their  church  and  state* 
And  prov'd  their  overthrow. 

9  Long  have  we  heard  thy  warnings,  Lord! 

But  we  regard  it  not ; 
Just  so,  according  to  thy  word, 

Their  fate  must  be  our  lot.  t 


238 


C.  M. 


1  "  fNHAPPY  city!  hadst  thou  known— 

yj    Then  were  thy  peace  secure  ; 
But  now  the  day  of  grace  is  gone, 
And  thy  destruction  sure." 

2  Thus  to  the  Jews  the  Savior  calls, 

As  near  their  gates  he  stood  ; 
His  eyes  beheld  their  guilty  walls, 
And  wept  a  sacred  flood. 

3  And  can  mine  eyes,  without  a  tear, 

A  weeping  Savior  see  ? 
Shall  I  not  weep  his  groans  to  hear, 
Who  groan'd  and  died  for  me  ? 

4  Blest  Jesus,  let  those  tears  of  thine 

Subdue  each  stubborn  foe  : 
Come,  fill  my  heart  with  love  divine, 
And  bid  my  sorrows  flowT. 

Epistle.— 1  Cor.  12,  1-11. 

239 

1    \T^HEREJER  the  gospel  truth  is  taught, 
V\      The  way  of  life  to  light  is  brought — 
The  ignorant  are  made  to  know 
Their  Savior,  and  to  serve  him  too. 
200 


TENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY.         240 

2  The  greatest  gift  on  man  bestow'd, 
That  is  to  know  the  living  God, 
And  Jesus  Christ,  his  only  Son, 
And  what  he  hath  for  sinners  done. 

3  Jesus,  who  for  our  sins  aton'd, 
Will  be  confess'd  and  freely  own'd ! 
The  gifts  he  doth  for  us  provide, 
Are  by  the  Holy  Ghost  applied. 

4  What  changes  in  the  heart  take  place. 
When  sinners  feel  the  work  of  grace  ! 
They  feel  the  pow'rful  gospel-word. 
And  know  that  Jesus  is  their  Lord. 

5  The  pow'rs  of  darkness  are  dispelled! 
The  soul  with  light  and  life  is  filFd — 
Enabled  by  a  heav'nly  pow'r, 

To  love  their  Savior  evermore. 

6  Though  different  gifts  the  Spirit  give, 
And  these  from  him  alone  proceed, 
Yet,  still,  sufficient  grace  is  giv'n, 

To  fit  each  seeking  soul  for  heav'n.  t 


240 


C.  M. 

1  (  >OME,  Holy  Ghost,  our  hearts  inspire. 
Vy    Let  us  thine  infiu'nce  prove  ; 
Source  of  the  old  prophetic  fire, 

Fountain  of  life  and  love. 

2  Come,  Holy  Ghost,  for  mov'd  by  thee 

Thy  prophets  wrote  and  spoke  ; 
Unlock  the  truth  (thyself  the  key!) 
Unseal  the  sacred  book. 

3  Water,  with  heav'nly  dew,  thy  word. 

In  this  appointed  hour  ; 
Attend  it  with  thy  presence,  Lord, 
And  bid  it  come  with  pow'r. 

4  Open  the  heart  of  them  that  hear, 

To  make  the  Savior  room ; 
201 


X>4  1        EiXYj-.Nf H   SUNDAY  Arl'ER  TRINITY- 

Now  let  as  find  redemption  near. 
Let  faith  by  hearing  come* 


HIE  ELEVENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY* 

Gv.srnr,.— Luke  IS.  9-14, 


241 


C.  M. 

:    '  j   HE  publican  and  Pharisee, 
J^     Describ'd  by  Christ,  our  Lord, 
They  diner  in  a  great  degree, 
In  sentiment  and  word. 

y  both  went  to  the  house  of  pray'r, 
The  house  for  pray'r  design  "d  ; 
Expressed  what  their  affections  were, 
Which  boie  lipon  their  mind. 
Pharisee*  one  of  that  class. 
Who  jiidg'd  himself  secure, 

ight  all  inspections  he  could  pass. 
Because  his  works  were  pure. 

that  the  publican  could  plead, 
That  merited  no  claim  ; 
He  saw  his  wants,  he  felt  his  need. 
His  soul  was  nllYi  with  shame, 

.">  lie  durst  not  even  lift  his  eyesj 
Eut  smote  upon  his  breast  : 
Have  mercy,  Lord,  on  me,  he  cries, 
A  sinner  much  oppressed. 
•'■  Would  we  net  feel  such  like  distress. 
If  we  our  case  could  see  ? 
And  strip'd  of  all  self-righteousness, 

To  Jesus  we  would  flee. 
And  though  corrupted,  vile,  and  base, 

Condemned  on  ev'ry  side, 
Yet  through  the  Savior's  love  and  grace. 
We  shall  be  justified. 
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ELEVENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITT.    242.  243 


m 


I  Ji  L.  M. 

J  ,  EHOLD  how  sinners  disagree, 
I  )  The  publican  and  Pharisee! 
One  doth  his  iishteousness  proclaim, 
The  other  owns  his  guilt  and  shame. 
2  This  man  at  humble  distance  stands, 
And  cries  for  grace  with  lifted  hands  ; 

at  boldly  rises  near  the  throne, 
And  talks  of  duties  he  has  done. 

ie  Lord  their  difFrent  language  k: 
And  difFrent  answers  he  bestows  : 
The  humble  soul  with  grace  he  crowns. 
While  on  the  proud  his  anger  frc  ~ 

ar  Father,  let  me  never  be 
Joirrd  with  the  boasting  Pharisee: 

lave  no  merits  of  my  own, 
But  plead  the  sufferings  of  thy  Son, 

■  e. — 1  Cor.  13,  1—10% 

243  l.  m. 

}T  would  be  preaching  Christ  in  vain. 
Should  not  the  dead  be  raised  again  ; 
In  vain  our  exercise  of  faith-, 
As  Paul,  the  great  apostle,  saith. 

2  In  vain  the  gospel  we  receive, 

after  death,  we  should  not  live : 
With  bodies  rais'd  and  gloriird, 
Is  perfect  happiness  enjoy "d. 

3  If  Jesus  be  the  Son  of  God, 
Then  shall  our  bodies  be  renew'd  : 

do  own  him  as  our  Lord, 
Why  should  we  not  believe  his  word  .? 

4  His  promises  to  us  are  made  : 

"  I  will  be  sure  to  raise  the  dead — 
203 


241,  245     TWKLFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

All  laithful  Christians  then  shall  be 
Prepard  to  live  and  dwell  with  me." 

5  That  Jesus  from  the  grave  arose, 
In  spite  of  all  that  did  oppose, 
Sufficiently  that  fact  does  prove; 
Therefore  our  doubts  are  all  remov'd. 

6  We  praise  the  Lord,  that  now  we  have 
Such  living  hope  beyond  the  grave  ; 
True,  here  we  bear  the  Savior's  cross, 
But  there  he  makes  up  all  our  loss.  J 

9 k  A  c.  m. 

£44  1  Peter  1,3-5. 

1  I)  LESS'D  be  the  everlasting  God, 
O  The  Father  of  our  Lord  : 

Be  his  abounding  mercy  prais'd, 
His  majesty  adord. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  rais'd  his  Son, 

And  call'd  him  to  the  sky, 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 

That  they  should  never  die. 

3  What  though  our  many  sins  require 

Our  flesh  to  see  the  dust, 
Vet  as  the  Lord  our  Savior  rose, 

So  all  his  fol'wers  must. 
A  There  *s  an  inheritance  divine 

Reserv'd  against  that  day ; 
*Tis  uncoirupted,  nnderil'd, 

And  cannot  fade  away. 


THE  TWELFTH  SUNDAY   AFTER  TRIMTY. 

Gospel.— Mark  7,  31-37. 

24-5  l.  m. 

'     WRETCHED  man,  both  dumb  and  deaf, 
XX  Brought  to  our  Lord  to  get  relief, 
204 


TWELFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY.       24G 

Was  made  to  know  the  Savior's  pow'r, 
When  he  receiv'd  immediate  cure. 

2  The  Savior  us'd  but  simple  means. 
Such  as  the  haughty  world  disdains, 
When  he  first  took  him  from  the  throng, 
To  make  him  hear,  and  loosed  his  tongue. 

3  The  cure  the  Savior  on  him  wrought, 
Was  not  as  carnal  reason  taught ; 

To  cure  this  man,  the  Savior  made 
No  boast,  nor  show'd  a  great  parade. 

4  His  Ephphatha,  his  sigh  and  look, 
Through  all  the  pow'rs  of  darkness  broke  ; 
It  burst  and  loosed  Satan's  chain. 

The  man  could  hear  and  speak  again. 
o  Are  we  not  also  deaf  and  dumb, 

And  wretched  creatures,  from  the  womb  ? 

We  cannot  speak  the  Savior's  praise, 

Until  we  hear  his  word  of  grace. 
G  When  we  are  taken  from  the  crowd, 

And  with  his  light  and  grace  endowed, 

Then  by  expeiience  we  shall  know 

Jesus,  that  great  Physician,  too. 
7   Then,  of  his  wonders  we  can  tell, 

And  testify  that  all  is  well ; 

The  pow?r  of  Jesus  does  appear, 

The  dumb,  they  speak,  the  deaf,  they  hear.      J 


C.  M. 

1  T  ESUS,  since  thou  art  still  to-day 
• )    As  yesterday  the  same  : 
Present  to  heal,  in  me  display 

The  virtue  of  thy  name. 

2  Since  still  thou  go'st  about  to  do 

Thy  needy  creatures  good, 
On  me,  that  I  thy  praise  mav  show, 
Be  all  thy  wonders  show'd. 
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247        TWELFTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

3  Thou  seest  me  deaf  to  thy  commands. 

Open,  0  Lord!   mine  ear; 
Bid  me  stretch  out  my  wither  ?d  hands. 
And  lift  them  up  in  pray'r. 

4  Silent,  (alas !   rhou  know'st  how  long) 

My  voice  I  cannot  raise; 
I  0 !  when  thou  shalt  loose  my  tongue. 
The  dumb  shall  sing  thy  praise. 


247 


Epistle.— 2  Cor.  3,  4-9. 


C.  M. 

\   LL  faithful  teachers  well  do  know. 
j\_  Experience  shows  them  plain. 
Whatever  they  can  say  or  do, 

They  are  but  feeble  men. 
It  is  the  work  of  God  alone, 

By  which  they  are  prepared  : 
To  such  he  makes  his  counsels  known j 

Contaifi'd  in  his  sure  wcid. 
By  them  the  word  of  truth  is  taught: 

And  all  who  will  believe, 
From  death  unto  that  life  are  broug 

Which  Christ  himself  will  give. 
God's  law  is  written  in  the  mind, 

Not  on  the  stone  engrav'd  ; 
It  makes  the  will  to  God  resigird, 

No  more  to  sin  enslaved. 
The  letter  of  the  law  can  kill, 

And  sink  the  rebel  low  ; 
But  cannot  change  the  stubborn  willj 

Nor  yet  the  mind  renew. 
The  law  like  unto  Moses'  face, 

Does  cast  a  fearful  ray  ; 
But  O  !  the  glorious  word  of  grace. 

Can  drive  our  fears  awav. 
20tf 


THIRTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY.    24S,  249 


O  may  such  glory  be  reveal'd, 
And  with  influence  shine, 

Till  all  our  hearts  be  truly  tillM 
"With  love  and  grace  divine* 


248 


L.  M. 

1  nPHE  lav.-  commands,  and  makes  us  know 
JL    What  duties  to  our  God  we  ov.v  : 
But,  ''tis  the  gospel  must  reveal 

Where  lies  our  strength  to  do  his  will. 

2  The  law  discovers  guilt  and  sin, 

And  shows  how  vile  our  hearts  have  been  ! 
Only  the  gospel  can  express 
Forgiving  love,  and  cleansing:  grace. 
1  What  curses  doth  the  law  denounce 
Airainst  the  man  that  tails  but  once! 
But  in  the  gospel  Christ  appears, 
Pard  ning  the  guilt  of  nunrrous  years. 

v  soul,  no  more  attempt  to  draw 
Thy  life  and  comfort  from  the  law  ; 
Fly  to  the  hope  the  gospel  gives  : 
The  man  that  trusts  the  promise,  lives, 


:he  thirteenth  sunday  after  trinity* 
Gosr-EL.— Luke  10,  -:3-37. 


249 


C.  M. 

M  HE  duty  first  on  us  enjoiird, 

That  is,  to  love  the  Lord, 
With  all  cur  hearts,  and  all  our  mind; 

And  all  we  can  afford. 
The  next  command  is  full  as  great. 

To  love  our  neighbor  too^ 
Of  like  importance,  and  of  weight, 
As  all  the  scriptures  show* 
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250       THIRTEENTH  SU.NDAT  AFTER  TR1N1TT. 

3  If  we  love  God  with  all  our  heart, 

Then  sure  it  must  succeed  ; 
We  ne'er  neglect  to  act  our  part, 
To  those  who  are  in  need. 

4  All  acts  of  mercy  God  iespects 

Far  more  than  sacrifice  : 
For  such  are  they  which  he  directs. 
And  will  e'er  highly  prize. 

5  That  soul  can  never  be  impressed 

With  love  and  grace  divine, 
Who  will  not  feel  for  the  distressed. 
To  bear  them  on  his  mind. 

G  Where  words  and  actions  don't  asree. 
Profession  is  in  vain ; 
For  love  to  God  there  cannot  be. 
Where  there  is  none  to  men. 
7  All  such  religion  is  but  mock, 
A  tree  without  a  root. 
Where  it  consists  of  only  talk, 

Aj      oof    :  _  (mine  fruit.  | 

Cd\J  Luke  10,  -29-37. 

1  T^ATHER  of  mercies,  send  thy  grace, 

J_     All-pow'rful  from  above. 
To  form,  in  our  desiring  souls, 
The  image  of  thy  love. 

2  0  may  our  sympathizing  breasts 

That  gen'rous  pleasure  know  ; 
Kindly  to  share  in  others" 

.veep  for  others'*  woe. 

n  the  most  helpless  sons  of  srief 
In  low  distress  are  laid, 
B     :  be  our  hearts  their  pains  to  feel. 
And  swift  our  hands  to  aid. 
4  So  Jesus  look'd  on  dyins  man, 
tyThen  thron'd  above  the  skies; 
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And,  'mid  th'  embraces  of  his  God, 

He  felt  compassion  rise. 
5  On  wings  of  love  the  Savior  flew 

To  raise  us  from  the  ground  ; 
Arid  <hed  the  richest  of  his  blood, 

A  balm  for  ev'ry  wound. 


251 


Epistle.— Gal.  3,  15-22. 


L.  M. 

1   '  PHE  promise  made  to  Abraham, 
±_    And  unto  all  his  promised  race, 
It  was  complete  when  Jesus  came. 
And  seal'd  the  covenant  of  grace. 
I  That  which  was  long  before  deterrrrn'd. 
That  all  the  law  should  be  fnln-l'd, 
This  was  to  Abraham  confirnrd, 
The  promise  ratified  and  seal'd. 

3  Whate'er  the  law  could  teach  or  give. 

That  would  be  labor  all  in  vain, 
To  rescue,  ransom,  or  retrieve 
The  wretched  state  of  fallen  men. 

4  The  law  just  like  the  teacher's  rod, 

Can  scourge  and  let  us  feel  the  smart ; 
But  never  work  that  love  to  God, 

Which  can  renew  and  change  the  heart* 

5  But  this  effectual  change  we  need, 

Is  wrought  by  a  superior  hand ; 

To  be  of  Abrah'm's  genuine  seed, 

Entitled  to  that  heav'nly  land. 

6  Jesus,  who  was  before  ordained, 

According  to  the  promis'd  word, 
Onr  lost  salvation  hath  regain'd, 
And  everlasting  life  restor'd. 

7  -0  let  us  praise  the  Savior's  name, 

Who  lov'd  us  to  the  last  degree — 
2l9 


2  5 1 ,  2  5  3  r  o  urt : :  e  n  t i i  s  t  3  n  a  t  a  f  t  e  e  t  r  i  n  j  I  \ 

Whoso  death  entitles  us  to  claim^ 

His  love  to  all  eternity;  } 

252         c.  m. 

HOW  long  beneath  the  law  I  lay$ 
In  bondage  and  distress  ! 
I  toil 'd.  the  precept  to  obey, 
But  toib'd,  without  success. 
2  Then,  all  my  servile  works  were  done 
A  righteousness  to  raise  ; 
Now,  freely  chosen  in  the  Soni 
I  freely  choose  his  ways. 
■  see  the  law  by  Christ  fulfil3 
And  hear  his  panriiing  voice, 
■  a  slave  into  a  child) 
And  duty  into  choice. 


THE   FOURTEENTH  SUKDAY  AFTER   tRIl  . 

:    .—Luke  17,  1 1-19. 

o,ro 

Z-)Z)  L;  :u. 

1  rpHE  lepers  %vitli  their  sores  oppress'd, 

|_    With  one  accord,  our  Lord  address'd— 
Their  voices  rais'd^  exclaiming  thus : 
••Jesus,  good  Master,  pity  us." 

2  How  soon  are  difTrenf:  minds  agreed, 
When  they  alike  feel  what  they  need  : 
'The  thankful  and  unthankful  too, 

In  such  a  case  alike  they  do. 

3  Their  pray'rs  alike  in  one  were  joirrdj 
Kach  hop'd  a  cure  with  Christ  to  rind  : 
And  as  they  hop'd,  arid  as  they  b'lievM, 
They  all  were  heard,  and  each  reliev'd. 

4  Then  all  alike  should  thankful  be, 
And  with  one  heart  and  mind  agreej 

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FOrRTV.ENTH   SUN  DA  t   AFTKR  TRINITY.     254 

To  glorify  theii  Lord  alone. 

For  such  great  mercies  be  bad  shown, 
5  But  how  unthankful,  vile,  and  base, 

Is  greatest  part  of  human  race: 

One  only  thankful  out  of  ten  ; 

Which  shows  what  evil  dwells  in  men. 

G  The  Savior's  mercy  thus  forgot. 

And  all  his  bounties  set  at  naught, 

B  -come  a  crime  and  horrid  vice. 
Which  God  will  evermore  despise. 

7  The  worst  of  leprosy  is  sin! 

Corrupts  and  mars  the  soul  within; 

Intolerable  to  endure  ; 

Which  none  but  Christ  himself  can  cure. 
S  Those  who  by  faith  to  him  applied. 

They  dare  not  say  they  were  denied  ; 

Their  pray'rs  and  cries  were  always  heard. 

And  all  their  soul's  complaints  were  curd. 
9  But  O,  when  such  forget  their  God, 

And  the  effects  of  Jesus3  blood. 

They  scandalize  his  holy  word: 

Shame  and  disgrace  is  their  reward.  ( 

L.  M. 

John  I,  46, 

1  j  ESUS,  dear  name,  how  sweet  the  sound, 
J    Replete  with  balm  for  ev'ry  wound! 
His  word  declares,  his  grace  is  free  ; 
Come,  needy  sinner,  come  and  see. 

2  He  left  the  shining  courts  on  high, 
Came  to  our  world  to  bleed  and  die  : 
Jesus,  the  God,  hung  on  the  tree  ; 
Come,  careless  sinner,  come  and  see. 

3  Your  sins  did  pierce  his  bleeding  heart 
Till  death  had  done  its  dreadful  part  : 
Yet  his  dear  love  still  burns  to  thee  ; 
Come,  anxious  sinner,  come  and  see. 

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~i.JO     FOURTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

4  His  blood  can  cleanse  the  foulest  stain, 
And  make  the  filthy  leper  clean; 

13 is  blood  at  once  avail'd  for  me; 
Tome,  guilty  sinner,  come  and  see. 

5  The  garment  of  his  shining  grace, 
His  glorious  robe  of  righteousness  ; 
In  this  array  thou  bright  shall  be; 
Come,  naked  sinner,  come  and  see. 

6  No  tongue  can  tell  what  glories  shine, 
In  our  Immanuel,  all  divine ; 

O  that  in  sweetest  melody 

Each  heart  may  sing,  "  he  died  for  me." 

Epistle.— Gal.  5,  16-24. 

~ 00  c.  M. 

I   MTRANGE  is  the  faithful  Christian's  life; 
O  What  doth  he  feel  within  ? 
A  constant  war,  continual  strife, 
To  crush  the  pow'r  of  sin. 
'I  He  seeks  the  will  of  God  to  do ; 
And  should  he  watch  and  pray, 
Yet  his  own  will  is  working  too, 
And  leads  his  mind  astray. 

3  What  oppositions  does  he  feel ! 

Doth  not  the  thing  he  should ; 
Contrary  to  his  mind  and  will, 
Doth  not  that  which  he  would. 

4  The  flesh  against  the  Spirit  lusts ; 

The  will  is  captive  led ; 
Until  the  soul  renews  the  trust, 
In  Christ  the  living  head. 

5  Thus  shall  he  overcome  at  last  J 

In  vain  he  shall  not  strive  ; 
For  Jesus  has  his  promise  pass'd, 
To  keep  his  faith  alive. 
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FIFTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY.     256,253 

G  InfiuencM  by  the  Spirit's  pow'r, 
His  lusts  shall  be  subdu'd ; 
Ami  he  shall  be  enslav'd  no  more, 
Nor  break  his  peace  with  God. 
7   Dear  Lord,  with  hopes  on  thee  relied, 
I  know  I  shall  succeed  : 
Till  all  my  lusts  are  crucified, 

And  I  be  fully  freed.  t 

or*  l.  m. 

sCO\)  Rom.  7,  15. 

1  TT  0\V  sad  and  awful  is  my  state ! 
A~L   The  very  thing  I  do,  I  hate ! 
When  I  to  God  draw  near  in  pray'r, 
I  feel  the  conflict  even  there ! 

2  I  mourn,  because  I  cannot  mourn; 
I  hate  my  sin,  yet  cannot  turn  ; 

I  grieve,  because  I  cannot  grieve ; 
I  hear  the  truth,  but  can't  believe. 

3  Where  shall  so  great  a  sinner  run  .? 
I  see  I  'm  ruin'd  and  undone ; 
Dear  Lord,  in  pity  now  draw  near, 
And  banish  ev'ry  rising  fear. 

4  Thy  blood,  dear  Lord,  which  thou  hast  spilt, 
Can  make  this  stony  heart  to  melt ; 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  clean  within — 
Thy  blood  can  pardon  all  my  sin. 

5  'Tis  on  th'  atonement  of  that  blood, 
I  now  approach  to  thee,  my  God ; 
This  is  my  hope,  this  is  my  claim, 
Jesus  has  died  and  wash'd  me  clean. 

THE  FIFTEENTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

0  Kl       Gospel.— Matth.  6,  24-34. 
/Cfj  /  C.  M. 

1  rpHEY,  who  that  sacred  office  bear, 
J_    Who  act  in  Jesus'  stead, 

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258       FIFTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY*. 

It  should  be  their  delight  and  care, 
To  be  like  Christ  their  head. 

2  They  should  not  seek  for  wealth  on  earth, 

Or  what  its  charms  afford — 
But  act  for  things  of  greater  worth, 
The  kingdom  of  their  Lord  : 

3  The  Christian  church  on  earth  to  build, 

As  Jesus  gave  command, 
And  to  his  wise  disposals  yield, 
And  trust  his  bounteous  hand. 

4  For  their  support  the  Lord  provides, 

Who  ev'ry  creature  feeds  ; 
And  all  that  they  may  want  besides, 
He  gives  them  as  they  need. 

5  His  ways  to  mankind  are  unknown, 

But  full  of  love  and  grace  ! 
Commit  thy  way  to  him  alone, 
And  trust  unto  his  ways. 

6  His  servants  he  will  ne'er  forsake  I 

They  need  not  be  afraid  ; 
Whene'er  his  cause  they  undertake, 
He  gives  them  povv'r  and  aid. 

7  Let  no  such  anxious  thoughts  arise  : 

What  shall  we  eat  or  wear  ? 
The  Lord,  who  all  your  wants  supplies, 

Will  make  your  wants  his  care. 
S  In  all  afflictions  and  distress, 

He  bears  them  safely  through  ; 
He  is  theii  light,  their  life,  and  peace, 

Whilst  they  act  here  below. 

s£t/(j  Matth.  6,  33. 

1    \T  OW  let  a  true  ambition  rise, 
\\    And  ardor  fire  our  breast, 
To  reign  in  worlds  above  the  skies, 
In  heav'nly  glories  drest. 
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FIFTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY.       259 

'2  Behold !  Jehovah's  royal  hand 
A  radiant  crown  display. 
Whose  gems  with  vivid  lustre  shine. 
While  stars  and  suns  decay. 
3  Away  each  groVling  anxious  carer 
Beneath  a  Christian's  aim; 
We  spring  to  seize  immortal  joys, 
In  the  Redeemer's  name, 
-i   Ye  hearts,  with  youthful  vigor  warm, 
The  glorious  prize  pursue  ; 
Xor  feac  the  want  of  earthly  good, 
While  hcav'n  is  kept  in  view. 

Epistle.— Gal.  5,  253  to  ch.  6,  10. 


L.  M. 

1  tl     HAT  evil  can  such  teachers  do, 

>  \      Who  only  boast  to  make  a  show  ! 
They  aim  at  nothing  that  is  good, 
As  Paul  to  the  Galatians  show'd. 

2  They  lay  a  burden  on  the  dock. 
But  will  not  join  to  bear  the  yoke  ; 
They  seek  their  gain  in  others'  Loss, 
To  screen  them  from  the  Savior's  cross. 

3  Their  aim  is  not  the  Savior's  cause, 
They  glory  in  their  own  applause — 

'i  hey  seek  the  world  with  its  esteem: 
The  cross  is  foolishness  with  them. 

4  But  O.  it  is  a  difTrent  case. 

With  those  who  teach  the  plan  of  urace  : 
Their  carnal  lusts  are  crucified, 
Arid  they  are  by  the  world  denied. 
3  They  t^nch  the  truth,  God's  holy  word, 
The  word  of  life,  the  sure  record; 
They  show  that  Jesus'  blood  alone, 
Could  for  the  sins  of  man  atone. 
215 


260,  261    SIXTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

6  No  ordinance  could  e'er  avail ; 
Their  best  endeavors  ever  fail; 
When  they  have  done  all  they  can  do, 
They  cannot  form  the  mind  anew. 

7  But  difPrent  is  the  gospel  pow'r ; 
God's  image  lost,  it  can  restore — 
Poor  fallen  man  condemned  to  pain. 

In  Jesus  is  renew'd  again.  J 

260 

1  rj  OW  sweet,  how  heav'nly  is  the  sight, 
XX  When  those  who  love  the  Lord, 

In  one  another's  peace  delight, 
And  so  fulfil  his  woid  : 

2  When  each  can  feel  his  brother's  sigh, 

And  with  him  bear  a  part : 
When  sorrows  flow  from  eye  to  eye, 
And  joy  from  heart  to  heart : 

3  When  free  from  envy,  scorn,  and  pride, 

Our  wishes  all  above, 
Each  can  his  brother's  failings  hide, 
And  show  a  brother's  love  ! 

4  Let  love  in  one  delightful  stream, 

Through  ev'ry  bosom  flow  ; 
And  union  sweet,  and  dear  esteem, 
In  ev'ry  action  glow. 

5  Love  is  the  golden  chain  that  binds 

The  happy  souls  above  ; 
And  he  's  an  heir  of  heav'n  who  finds 
His  bosom  glow  with  love. 


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THE  SIXTEENTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gospel. — Luke  7,  11-17. 

L.  M. 

BLESSED  word,  our  Lord  express'd, 

To  the  poor  widow  much  distress'd-* 

216 


SIXTEENTH  SUNDAY   AFTER  TRINITY.    '-iCJ 

When  thus  he  saw  her  weep,  and  mourn 
and  loss  of  her  dear  son. 
■■p  not.  poor  widow !  said  our  Lord: 
0  !   what  a  heart-consoling  word  ! 
A  word  of  comfort  evermore, 
By  which  the  Savior  prov'd  his  pow'r. 

3  It  ralmM  her  sorrows.  eas'd  her  pain, 
When  Christ  restored  her  son  again  : 
What  more  could  she  on  earth  request, 
To  set  her  troubled  heart  at  rest  ? 

4  What  we  esteem  of  greatest  worth, 
And  do  prefer  to  all  on  earth, 

la  often  soon  remov'd  from  hence, 

And  we  bewail  the  consequence. 
.0   Bat  all  must  answer  for  our  good. 

Though  'tis  a  cross  to  flesh  and  blood; 

Our  deepest  sorrows,  tears,  and  cries, 

Can  work  the  greatest  weight  of  joys. 
|  For  all  our  sorrows,  woes,  and  grief, 

The  Savior  brings  about  relief; 

All  his  corrections,  in  the  end 

Prove  him  to  be  our  greatest  friend.  X 

9fi9  C-M- 

•CU/6       Mark  5,  39  ;  1  Thess.  4,  13. 

1  \  \     HY  flow  these  torrents  of  distress  1 
\  \      (The  gentle  Savior  cries,) 

Why  are  my  sleeping  saints  survey'd 
With  unbelieving  eyes  ? 

2  Death's  feeble  arms  shall  never  boast, 

A  friend  of  Christ  is  slain  : 
Nor  o'er  their  meaner  part  in  dust, 
A  lasting  pow'r  retain. 

3  I  rome,  on  wings  of  love,  I  come, 

The  slumb'rers  to  awake; 
My  voice  shall  reach  the  deepest  tomb, 
And  all  its  bonds  shall  break. 
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263    SIXTEENTH  SUNJ>AT  AFTER.  riWlff, 

4  To-uchM  by  my  hand,  in  smiles  they  rise. 
They  rise,  to  sleep  no  more  ; 
But  rob'd  with  light,  and  crown'd  with  joy, 
To  endless  day  they  soar. 
:1  Jesus,  our  faith  receives  thy  -word;. 
And  though  fond  nature  weep, 
Grace  learns  to  hail,  the  pious  dead,. 
And  emulate  their  sleep. 
6  Our  willing  souls  thy  summons  wait, 
With  them  to  rest  and  praise  ; 
So  let  thy  mueh-lov'd  presence  chees 
These-  separating  days,. 

Epistle.— Ephes.  3',  13-21.. 

2(hi  c.  m. 

1  ^HOULI)  we  nor  glory  in  the  cause- 
|Tj  Of  Christ  our  sovereign  Lord  I 
Who  will  be,  as  he  ever  was> 

Oar  great  and  sure  iewartf. 

2  The  Christian  man  should  never  faint,. 

Though  he  shoakl  feel  the  smart ; 
It  is  the  cross  that  makes  the  saint, 
And  purifies  the  heart. 

3  This  was  saint  Paul's  sincere  desire  ;.- 

For  this  he  humbly  pray'd; 
O  I  may  the  Lord  your  miners  inspire 
With  giaee,  as  ye  may  need. 
A  The  Lord  endow  you  from  above  I 
Give  yon  to  understand 
The  height  and  depth  of  saving  fore, 
And  bounties  of  his  hand. 
§  Far  more  than  we  can  think  or  know, 
Or  any  wise  believe, 
Will  Christ  on  humble  souls  bestow, 

Who  seek  in  him  to  live,  I 

2W 


SEVENTEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRIN.    204,  2fv* 

u504  Ephes.  3,  16,  &c. 

J   /  1QME,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell 

\j    By  faith  and  love  in  ev'ry  breast; 

Then  .shall  we  know,  and  ta-sle,  and  ieel 
The  joys  that  cannot  be  » 

2  Come,  fill  onr  hearts  with  inward  strength. 

Make  our  en]  as, 

And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and  length, 
Of  thine  immeasurable  grace. 

3  Now  to  the  God,  whose  po-w'r  can  do 
More  than  our  thoughts  or  wishes  know, 
Be  everlasting  honors  done, 

By  all  the  church,  through  Christ,  Lis  Soru. 


. iUNTESNTH  SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY-, 

Gospel.— Luke  H,  1-1 1. 


26-5 


\  rj'HE  Savior's  rcve  will  ne'er  grow  : 
1     Toward  the  sons  of  men  ; 
His  gracious  ear  hears  theii  complaint ; 
Their  cries  are  not  in  vain. 
*!  He  prov'd  himself  the  sovereign  Lord, 
And  gave  the  world  to  know, 
What  wonders  his  commanding  word, 
In  ev'ry  case  can  do. 

3  He  pitied  man,  that  helpless  worm, 

Thus  lying  in  his  blood; 
What  acts  of  rove  does  he  perforna> 
To  make  him  know  his  God  ! 

4  Wfcat  wonld  my  Savior  do  for  me, 

If  I  would  stare  my  case  ? 
Could  I  expect  that  I  would  be 
An  object  of  his  grace  I 

219 


£f>6,  2C)7   SEVKNTEENTH   SIWDAT  AFTER  TRIN. 

5  How  many  would  be  my  complaints, 

Could  1  but  know  in  part  • 

My  chief  diseases  and  my  wants, 
And  evils  of  my  heart  ? 

6  At  all  events  I  will  presume 

To  venture  near  his  throne, 
Since  Jesus  bids  all  sinners  come 

And  learn  what  he  has  done.  t 

L.  M. 

Luke  6,   19. 
E  mourning  sinners,  here  disclose 
Your  deep  complaints,  your  various  woesj 
Approach — ;tis  Jesus,  he  can  heal 
The  pain  which  mourning  sinners  feel. 

2  Dear  Lord,  extend  thy  healing  hand; 
Diseases  fly  at  thy  command  ; 

O,  let  thy  sovereign  touch  impart 

Life,  strength,  and  health  to  ev'ry  heart. 

3  Then  shall  the  sick,  the  blind,  the  lame, 
Adore  their  great  Physician's  name  ; 
Then  dying  souls  shall  bless  their  God, 
And  spread  his  wondrous  praise  abroad. 


\ 


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Epistle. — Ephes.  4,   1-6. 


C.  M. 


1  rpHE  best  instruction  we  can  give, 

X.    As  teachers  of  the  word, 
Is  thus,  to  show  how  we  should  live 
To  serve  and  praise  the  Lord. 

2  We  may  enjoy  that  peace  of  mind, 

Which  Christians  truly  ought, 
When  we  endure,  and  aie  resign'd 
To  bear  our  fate  and  lot. 

3  His  gifts  bestow'd,  we  should  improve, 

Such  as  he  ?s  pleas'd  to  give  ; 
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EIGHTEENTH  SU.NHAY  AFTER  TRINITY.    268,  269 

In  grace  to  grow,  in  faith  and  love, 

And  holiness  to  live. 
4   When  we  obey  that  blessed  call, 

Which  we  have  from  above, 
Then  Christ  becomes  our  all  in  all, 

And  we  shall  walk  in  love. 
«*»  Where  all  these  virtues  do  abound, 

There  heav'n  5s  on  earth  begun  ; 
In  them  the  greatest  treasure  's  found, 

That  is  beneath  the  sun.  X 

3  S.    M. 

0  Gal.  .-,.  It  . 

ET  party  names  no  more 
The  Christian  world  overspread; 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 

Are  one  in  Christ  their  head. 
Among  the  saints  on  earth, 

Let  mutual  love  be  found  ; 
Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance, 

With  mutual  blessings  crown'd. 
Let  discord — child  of  hell ! 

Be  banish'd  far  away  ; 
Those  should  in  strictest  friendship  dwell, 

vVho  the  same  Lord  obey. 
Thus  will  the  church  below 

Resemble  that  above, 
Where  streams  of  pleasure  ever  flow, 

And  ewry  heart  is  love. 

THE  EIGHTEENTH  SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

Gospel.— Matth.  22,  34-46. 

C.  M. 
^HAT  do  ye  think  of  Christ  indeed  ? 
Who  do  ve  sav  is  he  ? 
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ti70       EIGHTEENTH   SUNDAY   AFTER  T^INITT. 

To  judge  this  matter,  take  ye  heed, 
And  search  the  truth,  and  see* 

2  We  call  him  David's  Son  'tis  true> 

As  written  in  the  word — 
But  it  must  be  remembered  too, 
That  David  calls  him  Lord; 

3  The  Lord  whom  David  freely  own'd. 

To  he  his  sdVreign  head  ; 
With  whom  his  soul  had  ever  found 
Such  grace  as  he  did  need. 

4  Who  is  he  thou  in  my  esteem  ? 

My  soul  what  dost  thou  feel  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  ask  that  srrace  from  him^ 
am  and  do  his  will  ? 
3  He  is  rhe  pearl  of  greater  price! 
And  those  who  Jove  him  best. 
Shall  be  with  greatest  hopes  and  Joys, 
For  evermore  possess 
9   What  think  ye  then,  ye  sons  of  men, 
Should  he  not  be  our  King? 
Should  we  not  wish  with  him  to*reign, 
And  e'er  his  praise  to  sing?  I 

*)7fl  S  lines  &'s. 

C  *  U       Matth.  22,  42  ->  John  20.  2S. 
»•    II     HAT  think  ye  of  Christ  ?"  is  the  tes% 

\  \      To  try  both  your  state  and  your 
You  cannot  be  right  in  the  rest,  [scheme  j 

Unress  you  think  rightly  of  him ; 
A-  J-esus  appears  in  ydui  view, 

As  he  is  beloved  or  not. 
So  6k>d  is  disposed  to  you, 

And  mercy  or  wrath  is  your  lot. 
3  Some  call  him  a  Savior  in  word, 

But  mix  their  own  works  with  the  plan.; 
Afld  hope  he  his  help  will  afford, 

Waen  they  have  done  ali  thai  tbev  can I 

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If  doings  prove  rather  too  ! '_ 
.     A  little,  they  own.  *  Fail — 

make  up  fa 

By  cast: 
Some  take  him  a  creature  to  be— 

an,  or  an  angel  at  m 
Sure  these 

Nor  know  then 
$o  guilty — so  helpless  am  I, 

I  could  not  confide  in  his  word, 
Unless  I  -could  n 

That  Chrisl  is   ••  .   y  Lord  and  my  God." 


m 


Epistle. — 1  Cor.  1,  4-0, 


S.  M. 
i    r|   O  the  Corinthian  church, 

1     Saint  Paul  these  words  addrf  I 

u  I  thank  my  God.  ye  are  enrich'd 

In  ail  that  makes  you  blessM.'3 

satedly  he  - 

«<  That  God  hath  granted  you  such  gra ! 
For  which  I  humbly  pray"d,'" 

3  He  labord  not  in  vain, 

When  he  taught  them  the  word ; 
O  happy  when  the  work  shows  plain, 
That  it  is  of  the  Lord. 

4  This  grace  to  them  connrnrd, 

That  Jesus  was  their  friend, 
And  that  he  fully  was  determined 
To  guard  them  to  the  end. 
I  Then  let  us  watch  and  pray, 
And  keep  to  Jesus  near, 
That  when  he  comes  in  that  great  day, 
We  mav  with  jov  appear.  t 

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272 


C.  M. 

1  I  ESTS,  thy  blessings  are  not  few, 
♦  J    Nor  is  thy  gospel  weak; 

Thy  grace  can  melt  the  stubborn  Jew, 
And  heal  the  dying  Greek. 

2  Wide  as  the  reach  of  Satan's  rage, 

Does  thy  salvation  flow  ; 
*Tis  not  confined  to  sex  or  age, 
The  lofty  or  the  low. 

3  While  grace  is  offer Jd  to  the  prince, 

The  poor  may  take  their  share ; 
No  mortal  has  a  just  pretence 
To  perish  in  despair. 

4  Come,  all  ye  wretched  sinners,  come, 

He  '11  form  your  souls  anew  ; 
His  gospel  and  his  heart  have  room 
For  rebels  such  as  you. 


THE  NINETEENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY* 

Gospel.— Matth.  9,  1-S. 


273 


L.  M. 

1  I  ESUS.  Physician  of  the  soul, 
tl    Each  raging  evil  can  control ; 
He  looks  on  man's  distressed  case, 

And  shows  his  pow'r,  his  love,  and  grace. 

2  He  knows  the  anguish  such  endure, 
Which  none  but  he  himself  can  cure; 
None  but  his  sacred  pow'r  divine, 

Can  ease  such  souls  who  mourn  and  pine. 

3  The  head  is  sick,  the  heart  is  faint, 
They  can't  describe  their  own  complaint i 
Such  kind  of  mis 'ry  they  do  feel, 
Which  they  themselves  cannot  reveal. 

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4  Great  pain  and  anguish  fills  the  heart; 

•They  feet  distress9*]  in  ev'ry  part; 

A  shaking  palsy  rill*  the  head, 
And  they  are  helpless  as  the  dead. 

5  These  are  the  great  effects  of  sin  ; 
Defile  the  whole  of  man  within  ; 

The  cause  of  all  that  great  distress, — 
The  cause  of  all  unhappiness. 
$  When  they  are  to  the  Savior  brought, 
They  soon  will  find  the  help  they  sought ; 
For  all  their  sorrows,  pain,  and  grief. 
The  Savior  gives  them  sure  relief. 

7  He  bids  them  neither  doubt  nor  fear, 
By  pray'r  and  confidence  draw  near; 
Their  guilt  and  crimes  he  will  forgive, 
Cure  their  complaints,  and  make  them  live. 

8  Come,  then,  ye  sin-sick,  needy,  poor, 
With  thankful  hearts  receive  the  cure ; 
His  blood  will  cleanse  you  of  your  stain, 
And  make  you  heirs  of  grace  again.  t 


274 


C.  M. 

1  rpHOU  great  Physician  of  the  soul, 

X    To  thee  I  bring  my  case  ; 
My  raging  malady  control, 
And  heal  me  by  thy  grace. 

2  Help  me  to  state  my  whole  complaint ; 

But  where  shall  I  begin  ? 
Nor  words,  nor  thoughts  can  fully  paint 
That  worst  distemper — sin. 

3  It  lies  not  in  a  single  part, 

But  through  my  soul  is  spread; 
And  all  th'  affections  of  my  heart 
By  sin  are  captive  led. 

4  A  thousand  evil  thoughts  intrude, 

Tumultuous  in  my  breast; 
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2/5    NINETEENTH   SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY, 

Which  indispose  me  for  my  food, 
And  rob  me  of  my  rest. 

,*)  Thou  iireat  Physician,  hear  my  cry-, 
And  set  my  spirit  free; 
Let  not  a  trembling  sinner  die, 
Who  longs  to  live  to  thee. 

Epistle.— Ephes.  4,  22-28. 

275  c.  m.  . 

1    ^HOL'  E.D  they  who  have  been  dearly  bought, 
M  With  such  a  precious  price, 
WTho  were  to  light,  from  darkness  brought, 
Yet  still  be  slaves  to  vice  ? 

2  Let'those  their  hearts  and  members  yield, 

Who  are  yet  deaf  and  blind, 
Who  never  had  the  truth  revealM 
By  an  enlightened  mind, 

3  But  it  should  never  he  the  ease,, 

With  those  who  see  the  light, 
To  run  in  ev'ry  dang'rous  place. 
As  if  they  walk'd  by  night. 

4  In  such  a  way  they  never  learn 

To  know  their  gracious  Lord  ; 
Their  chief  delight  and  their  concern 
Should  be  to  trust  his  word. 

5  To  crucify  their  lust  and  pride, 

The  old  man  with  his  deed, 
Their  vile  desires  to  lay  aside> 
They  daily  stand  in  need, 

-6  Then  will  those  vices  be  subdu'd, 
And  all  such  foes  suppress'd ; 
Then  is  the  inward  man  renew'd, 
And  made  in  God  to  rest. 
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276 


e. 

1  j  .  :hy self  apply, 
t\    Thy  I  *  breathe  ; 

Com  ■  thy  death* 

2  Conqu'ror  oi  hell,  ?.nd  death,  and  sill| 

Still  with  the  rebel  si 

Kntt-r  nay  .soul,  and  work  within, 
And  kill,  and  make  alive. 

1  more  I  have, 
Aa  the  old  Adas     lies* 
Bury  me,  Savior,  in  thy  grave> 
That  I  with  thee  may  rise* 
_n  in  me.  Lord;  thy  foes  control^ 
•  would  not  own  thy  sway; 
Diffuse  thine  image  through  my  soul*. 
Shine  to  the  perfect 
i  Scatter  the  last  remains  of  sin, 
And  seal  me  thine  abode  : 
O  make  me  glorious  all  within* 
A  temple  built  by  God, 


THE  TWENTIETH  SUNDAY  AFTEfc  TRlNtlt- 

Gospel.— Matth.  22,  1-14. 


Til 


L.   \l. 

C10ME,  ye  who  are  the  bidden  guests^ 
,/  Come,  and  partake  the  Savior's  feast-* 
We  call  on  you  and  all,  to  come> 
Pray  don't  refuse  or  stay  at  home* 
Act  not  iike  as  the  Jews  once  did, 
When  they  wrere  to  the  gospel  bid, 
When  they  despis'd  the  calls  of  God> 
And  trampled  on  the  Savior's  bl<xxh 
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Zfti      TWENTIETH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

3  They  slew  the  servants  of  the  Lord  ; 
Brought  on  themselves  the  just  reward  ; 
God's  judgments  they  could  not  avoid, 
Their  church  and  city  were  destroy'd. 

4  Yet  God  continued  still  his  call, 
His  messengers  were  sent  to  all  ; 
The  nations  all  of  ev'ry  land, 

Were  made  to  hear  his  great  command. 

5  Ye  vagrant,  wand'ring  souls,  draw  near, 
Obey  the  blessed  call  ye  hear; 

Come,  and  receive  what  Christ  will  give  ! 
Come,  and  your  dying  souls  shall  live. 

6  Ye  sinners,  all  of  ev'ry  kind  ! 

Why  would  you  wish  to  stay  behind  ? 
Are  ye  oppressed  and  griev'd  with  sin, 
Yet  Jesus  waits  to  take  you  in.  J 

m 

1  /    OMEj  sinners,  to  the  gospel  frast ; 
\  ,'   Let  ev'ry  soul  be  Jesus'  guest; 
Ye  need  not  one  be  left  behind, 

For  God  hath  bidden  all  mankind. 

2  Sent  by  my  Lord,  on  you  I  call ; 
The  invitation  is  to  all; 

Come  all  the  world!   come,  sinner,  thou  ( 
All  things  in  Christ  are  ready  now. 

3  Come,  all  ye  souls,  by  sin  oppress'd, 
Ye  restless  wand'rers  after  rest; 

Ye  poor,  and  maim'd,  and  halt,  and  blind, 
In  Christ  a  hearty  welcome  find. 
>i  My  message  as  from  God  receive  ; 
Ye  all  may  come  to  Christ  and  live: 
O  let  his  love  your  hearts  constrain, 
Nor  sefTer  him  to  die  in  vain! 

5  His  love  is  mighty  to  compel  : 

His  conquering  love  consent  to  feel; 
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TWENTIETH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Yield  to  his  love's  redeeming  pow'r, 
And  tight  against  your  God  no  more. 

6  See  him  set  forth  before  your  eyes, 
That  precious  bleeding  sacrifice  ! 
His  over'd  benefits  embrace, 

And  freely  now  be  sav'd  by  grace  ! 

7  This  is  the  time;   no  more  delay! 
The  invitation  is  to-day  ! 

Come  in  this  moment,  at  his  call, 
And  live  for  him  who  died  for  all ! 


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Epistle. — Ephes.  5,  16—21. 


C.  M. 

1  j   HE  Christian  life  should  ever  be 

Attended  with  due  care, 
That  others  too  might  learn  and  see 
What  faithful  Christians  are. 

2  The  Christian  should  not  act  unwise; 

Rut  search,  that  he  may  know 
Th?  way  to  gain  the  heav'nly  prize, 
Winch  Jesus  will  bestow. 

3  What  God  on  Christians  hath  bestowM, 

Should  never  be  abusM  , 
But.  as  the  precious  liilts  of  God, 
Be  well  applied  and  us'd. 

4  But  Christians  e'er  should  be  em  ploy 'd 

To  learn  the  Savior's  ways  ; 
And  may  each  soul  be  edified, 
By  singing  of  his  praise. 

5  To  thank  the  Lord,  and  praise  his  name, 

Their  hearts  should  be  inclin'd; 
And  all  their  object  and  their  theme, 
To  learn  the  Savior's  mind. 
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C.  M. 
Psalm  i. 

1  13 LEST  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place 
{)   Where  sinners  love  to  meet ; 

Who  fears  to  tread  their  wicked  ways, 
I  hates  the  scoffers  seat : 

2  Eut  in  the  statutes  of  the  Lord 

Has  plac'd  his  chief  delight ; 
By  day  he  reads  or  hears  the  word-. 
And  meditates  by  ni 

3  He  like  a  plant  of  gen'rous  kind, 

By  living  watei  - 
Safe  from  the  storms  and  blasting  w 
Enjoys  a  peaceful  state. 

4  Green  as  the  leaf,  and  ever  fair, 

Shall  his  profession  shine, 
While  fruits  of  holiness  appear 
Like  clusters  on  the  vine. 
I  bo  the  impious  and  unjust; 
:  vain  designs  they  form! 
Their  hopes  are  blown  away  like  dust, 
Or  chaff* before  a  storm. 

€  Sinners  in  judgment  shall  not  stand 
Among  the  sons  of  grace, 
WheYi  Cnristj  "he  Judge,  at  his  right  hand 
Appoints  his  saints  a  place. 
7'  His  eye  beholds  the  path  they  tread  j 
His  heart  approves  it  well ; 
But  crooked  ways  of  sinners  lead 
Down  to  the  gates  of  hell, 

THE  TWENTY-FIRST  SUNDAY   AFTER  TRINITY". 

001  Gospel.— John  4,  47-54. 

OOA  C.  M. 

\    \  I  HEN  we  our  gracious  Lord  entreat; 

V  \  And  on  his  word  reiv, 


twenty- i-ir-t  SUHDA1   ait;:r  tri.vitv.     3f 

Though  disappointments  first  we  meet, 
Hi-  _rh. 

2  Should  h  •  at  first  -  :  ise, 

Yet  h    will  grant  relief, 
ThoO  .  >tfa  accuse 

Our  doubts 

3  Our  faith  and  practice  must  be  tri^d, 

To  make  ;:  the  ground; 

Although  at  first  we  are  d 

\\nd  his  promise  true; 
will  bis  pow'r 
And  we  shall  ':.  t  can  dc, 

When  we  find  what  is  done, 

5  This  will  produce  that  living  fJth, 

Which  will  effectual  prov    . 
To  ground  our  hope  in  life  and  death, 
la   ■    sus  and  his  love. 

6  'Sow,  since  I  evident] 

My  Saviors  grace  reveard, 
1  am  assur'd  he  e^er  will  be 

t 

/COCi  John  4,  46-49. 

I     TESU>.  zreat  Healer  of  mankind, 
fj    Who  dost  our  sorrows  bear, 
Let  an  afflicted  parent  find 
An  answer  to  his  pray'r. 
£  I  look  for  help  in  thee  alone, 
To  thee  for  succor  fly; 
Come  down  and  heal  my  darling  ?onJ 
Now  at  the  point  to  die. 
3  Jesus,  if  thou  pronounce  the  word, 
Th°  gracious  answer  give, 
My  dying  child  shall  be  restor'd, 
And  to  thy  glory  live. 
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283       TWENTY-FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRIN1TT. 

4   Oh,  save  the  parent,  in  the  son, 
Restore  him.  Lord,  to  me; 
My  heart  the  miracle  shall  own, 
And  give  him  back  to  thee. 

Epistle. — Ephes.  6,  10-17. 

28o  c.  m. 

1  ~T)E  strong,  ye  brethren,  in  the  Lord! 
J3   Ye  children  of  the  light ; 

And  be  ye  evermore  prepar* d, 
Your  enemies  to  right. 

2  Pat  on  the  armor  of  your  God, 

The  victory  to  gain  ; 
We  wrestle  not  with  flesh  and  blood — 
The  feeble  sons  of  men. 

3  Eut  we  must  have  a  constant  war, 

1st  we  dwell  here  below, 
With  gods  and  princes  of  the  air, 
And  all  of  Satan's  crew. 
A   0  !   lot  us  ever  watch  and  pray, 
And  guard  on  ev'iy  hand, 
Ee  ready  for  the  evil  day, 
And  able  to  withstand. 
i>  B^  sure  to  stand,  and  never  yield; 
Move  not  in  any  wise, 
But  stand  your  ground,  and  gain  the  field, 
Likewise  the  heav'nly  prize. 
I  The  only  weapons  we  can  have, 
To  fight  our  greatest  foes, 
Are  they  which  the  Almighty  gave, 
For  Christian  men  to  use. 
7   His  holy  word,  and  living  faith, 
And  the  bless'd  Spirit's  aid, 
Are  weapons,  which  the  Christian  hath, 
To  make  his  foes  afraid. 
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*)Qj  L.  M. 

^01  Ephea   0,  13-17. 

1  j  ESfJSj  my  King,  pro  lainas  the  war: 

J    4i  Awa  ,-.'■  the  pow'rs  of  bell  are  near? 
uTo  arms,  to  ann> !;:  I  bear  him  cry, 
"  5Tis  yours  to  conquer  or  to  die." 

2  Rous'd  by  the  animating  sound, 
I  east  nay 

Make  haste  to  gin!  my  armor  on. 
And  bid  each  trei  ar  be  gone. 

3  Hope  is  my  behn<  r.  fa  Ih  my  shield, 
The  word  of  God  the  sword  I  wield  ; 
With  sacred  truth  my  loins  are  i^irt, 
And  holy  zeal  inspires  my  heart. 

4  Thus  arm'd,  I  venture  on  the  fight, 
Resolv'd  to  put  my  foes  to  flight ; 
While  Jesus  kindly  deigns  to  spread 
His  conquering  banner  o'er  my  head. 

5  In  him  I  hope,  in  him  I  trust? 

His  bleeding  cross  is  all  my  boast; 
ThrouaaV  troops  of  foes  he  ?11  lead  me  on 
To  vict'ry  and  the  victor's  crown. 


THE  TWENTY-SECOND  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY* 

Gospel.— Matth.  IS,  23-35. 


285 


L.  M. 

\  \     HEN  man's  account  to  light  is  brought^ 
\\      Each  wicked  deed,  each  word  and 

When  in  his  conscience  such  appear,  [thoughts 

His  mind  is  filTd  with  dread  and  fear. 

The  soul  that  is  convinc'd  of  sin, 

Will  feel  a  deep  distress  within ; 

Finds  neither  comfort,  peace,  nor  rest,. 

But  feels  a  hell  within  his  breast* 

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-.  rvVEMY-SKCOND  SUNDAY  AI'T^R  T;.lMTY. 

3  His  sins  are  numberless  and  gi 

Ten  thousand  talents  is  their  weight ; 
The  sinner  sinks  beneath  the  l< 
In  deep  distress  he  cries  to  God. 

4  •  Spat  jhteous  God,  I  pi 
Until  this  dreadful  debt  I  pav; 

I  will  rt  pow'r  I  have^ 

Do  all  *  can  my  son!  to  save." 

5  P.ut  efforts  of  the  human  race 
Could  never  merit  saving  gra< 
God  laid  a  better,  different  plan, 
To  save  the  foilen  race  of  man. 

€  He  sent  bis  own  beloved  Son, 

Since  none  could  save  but  he  a4one*, 

i  a  full  atonement  made, 
By    '  was  paid. 

d,  ana  thus  set  free5 
•  -  hi  gn  1  y  t  h  a  n  kf ul  sh  o  u  1  d  w e  be! 
Like  Jesus,  willing  to  forgive 
All  injuries  we  may  receive. 
S   We  i  >e  forgiven, 

Nor  yet  partake  the  joys  of  heav'n, 
Unless  we  act  the  Christian  part, 
Forgive  all  men  with  ail  our  heart. 

^OU  Luke  7,  47. 

t    I^ORGIYF/XESS!   ''tis  a  joyful  sound 
_|'    To  malefactors  doonrd  to  die; 
Publish  the  bliss  the  world  around; 
Ye  seraphs,  shout  it  from  the  sky ! 
2  vTis. the  right  gift  of  love  divine; 

'Tis  foil,  out-meas'ring  ev'ry  crime; 
Unclouded  shall  its  glories  shine, 

And  feei  «o  change,  by  changing  time 
5  O'er  sins  unnumber'd  as  the  sand, 

hnd  like  the  mountains  for  their  size5 
234 


TWBNTT-3E  \FTLR  TRIN.       "< 

The  seas  p  incf, 

The  seas  of  sov'reigo  grace  arise, 
-i  For  this 

What  --  show! 

Where  much  ;.      - .        -  ?'», 

I.   r  love  in  equal  ardoi  glow. 

With  various  1 
L^t  truth  and  g  raise, 

In  all  abide,  in  all  abound-. 


Epistle.— Phil.  I.  8-11. 


287 


L.  M. 

(  \  RE  AT  comforts  it  must  needs  afford 
IT  To  those  who  preach  tb 
When  circumstances  show  tl 
That  they  have  . 

2  To  find  their  labors  have  been  blessVf, 
Is  what  has  been  their  souls''  req 
It  fills  their  heart  with  thankful  pray*r> 
With  love  to  God.  and  holy  I 

■ar  their  fleck  upon  their  n 
And  feel  with  \o\ 
Their  love  t 

To  all  theiv  \\  their  eh; 

Their  hearts  with  thanks  fti  bound. 

To  see  their  feeble  efl  .  \1  ; 

Their  joys  they  w 
To  find  their  labors  have  success. 
They  pray  to  God  with  ail  thoir  heart, 
That  God  in  mercy  would  impart 
His  grace  divine,  to  cany  on 
His  glorious  work  in  saints  begun* 
235 


288  TWENTY-SECOND   SUNDAY   AFTER  TRIN\ 

6  The  flock  rede^m'd  with  Jesus'  blood, 
Becomes  united  to  their  God  ; 

In  him  they  live,  in  him  they  grow, 
And  show  his  praise  in  all  they  do. 

7  Here  gospel  ministers  are  taught, 
How  they  in  all  their  office  ought 

To  teach  their  flock,  to  watch,  and  pray 
That  Christ  may  keep  them  in  his  way. 

8  May  we,  who  labor  in  that  call, 
Have  such  like  care  for  one  and  all ; 
He  zealous  in  this  noble  cause, 

As  Paul,  the  great  apostle,  was.  J 


)Q  L.  M. 

Phil.  4,  1. 

1  1,1  Y  brethren,  from  my  heart  belov'd, 
iVJL   Whose  welfare  fills  my  daily  care, 

My  present  joy,  my  future  crown, 
The  word  of  exhortation  hear. 

2  Stand  fast  upon  the  solid  rock 

Of  the  Redeemer's  righteousness  ; 
Adorn  the  gospel  with  your  lives, 
And  practice  what  your  lips  profess. 

3  With  pleasure  meditate  the  hour, 

When  he,  descending  from  the  skies, 
Shall  bid  your  bodies,  mean  and  vile, 
In  his  all-glorious  image  rise. 

4  Glory  in  his  dear,  honor'd  name, 

To  him  inviolably  cleave  ; 
Your  all  he  purchas'd  by  his  blood, 
Nor  let  him  less  than  all  receive. 

5  Such  is  your  pastor's  faithful  charge, 

Whose  soul  desires  not  yours,  but  you ; 
O  may  he  at  the  Lord's  right  hand, 
Himself  and  all  his  people  view ! 
236 


T'<Vi;NTl-T;iIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRIN.   289,  '293 
THE   TWKNTY-THIRD  SUNDAY   AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gospel. — Matth.  22.  1,5-22. 


289 


C.  If. 

1  I   J  KRODIANS  and  Pharisees, 
I  1    Join  in  with  one  accord, 

And,  as  united  enemies, 

v  to  destroy  our  Lord. 

2  Though  they  applaud  him  to  his  face, 

And  seem  to  take  his  part, 
They3  lik  mcl  viper  race, 

Hate  him  with  all  their  heart. 

3  Where  Satan  governs  all  the  mind, 

And  rules  the  inward  man, 
There  are  the  pow'rs  of  darkness  johrd 
To  do  what  harm  they  can. 

4  All  Christians  must  be  on  their  guard, 

And  watch  on  ev'ry  hand  ; 
They  must  be  tempted,  like  our  Lord, 
By  Satan  and  his  band. 

5  But  Christ,  their  great  and  mighty  head, 

Who  all  their  danger  knows. 
Will  disappoint  what  snares  are  laid 

By  them,  their  crafty  foes.  I 

ZV\J  Psalm  52. 

1  \  T^HY  should  the  mighty  make  their  boast, 
\  \      And  heav'nly  grace  despise  .? 

In  their  own  arm  they  put  their  trust, 
And  fill  their  mouth  with  lies. 

2  But  God  in  vengeance  shall  destroy, 

And  drive  them  from  his  face  ; 
No  more  shall  they  his  church  annoy, 
Xor  rind  on  earth  a  place. 

3  But  like  a  culturd  olive  grow, 

Drest  in  immortal  green, 
237 


CO  J     TWENTY-THIRD   SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

Thy  children,  blooming  in  thy  love, 
Amid  thy  courts  are  seen. 
4  On  thine  eternal  grace,  O  Lorcr, 
.  saints  shall  rest  secure  ; 
And  all  who  trust  thy  holy  word,. 
Shall  find  salvation  sure. 


291 


Epistle.— Phil.  3,  17-21. 


C.  M. 

1  i^/AINT  Paul  advises,  "  follow  me  !5> 
i  j  Ye,  who  would  serve  the  Lord, 
And  mark  the  lives  of  those  you  see 

rd. 

2  Marl  ri  ir'a  cross,. 

< )  f  w hich  y  o  1 1  w  ar n ■  ti  -t 

YV ' \.    -  s  they  have  scoi:. 

and  bloocf,. 
And  live  as  they  incl 

r  bellies  then  become  their  god> 
And  they  become  like  swine. 

4  Vice  may  be  judged  to  be  a  friend*, 

To  those  of  vicious  ta>te  ; 
But  sure  destruction  in  the  end, 

Proves  their  reward  at  last. 
o  But  souls  possessed  with  heav'nly  love> 

On  difTrenf  objects  view; 
Their  objects  are  in  heav?n  above,. 

And  conveisation  too. 

5  They  shall  rejoice,  when  Christ  shall  come 

His  glory  to  display  ; 
To  raise  their  bodies  fiom  the  tomb, 
On  his  appointed  day. 
7   When  these  vile  bodies  shall  be  chang'd, 
And  fashion'd  as  bis  own, 

238 


TWFxTr-FOURTH  SU*D.  AFTER  TRI?t.    292,  %Z93 

Th^n  shall  they  justly  be  arrang'd 

To  make  his  power  known. 
8  O  happy  stitte  for  all  the  saints! 

For  all  their  suriVmg-s  here, 
They  shall  have  ample  recompense, 

When  Jesus  shall  appear.  X 


292 


C.  M. 

1  *  i     I1ILE  carnal  men.  with  all  their  might, 

\  \      Earth's  vanities  pursue, 
How  slow  the  advances  which  I  make  L 
With  heav*h  itself  ia  view. 

2  Inspire  my  soul  with  holy  zeal; 

Great  God!  my  love  inflame; 
Religion  without  z-jal  and  Love, 
Is  but  an  empty  name. 

3  To  sain  the  top  of  Zion's  hill,. 

May  1  with  fervor  strive  :■ 
And  all  those  pow'rs  employ  for  thee> 
Which  1  from  thee  derive  i 


TUB  TWENTY-FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gosi'EL,— Matth.  9,  kS-26. 

293  c.  m. 

1  rj   II'AT  blessed  gospel  we  are  taught, 

Can  prove  the  Savior's  pow'r; 
The  miracles  that  Jesus  wrought, 
Were  never  wrought  before. 

2  A  ruler's  daughter,  as  We  read, 

A  lifeless  corpse  had  lain; 
But  Jesus,  who  can  raise  the  dead,. 
Rais'd  her  to  life  again. 

3  Princes  and  rulers  of  this  eaith, 

Who,  raise  their  honors  high.,. 

239 


294     TWENTY    FOURTH  SUNDAY  A>TJ.R  TRINITY. 

Like  others  of  the  meanest  birth, 
They  all  are  born  to  die. 
4  These  things  are  scarcely  e'er  bethought, 
Or  ever  cause  a  tear, 
Until  the  greatest  part  are  brought 
To  lie  upon  the  bier. 

0  When  troubles,  sorrows,  and  distress, 

Beset  the  greatest  men, 
Then  they  will  seek  the  Savior's  face, 
To  be  reliev'd  again. 

6  Distress  will  make  us  seek  the  Lord, 

If  ne'er  we  did  before, 
And  search  the  counsels  of  his  word, 
II is  love,  his  grace,  and  pow'r. 

7  But  O,  his  love  to  man  is  great, 

His  gifts  are  ne'er  withheld; 
He  aids  us  ail,  in  ev'ry  state, 
Who  to  his  precepts  yield. 

294 

1  Tl  EAL  us,  Immauuel,  here  we  stand, 
XI  Waiting  to  feel  thy  touch; 

To  wounded  souls  stretch  forth  thy  hand; 
Blest  Savior,  we  are  such. 

2  Remember  him  who  once  appli'd, 

With  trembling  for  relief: 
"  Lord,  I  believe, ,?  with  tears,  he  cried, 
"  O  help  my  unbelief." 

3  She  too,  who  touch'd  thee  in  the  press, 

And  healing  virtue  stole, 
Was  answerd,  "  Daughter  go  in  peace, 
Thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole." 

4  Like  her,  with  hopes  and  fears  we  come, 

To  touch  thee,  if  we  may  ; 
Oh,  send  us  not  despairing  home, 
Send  none  unhealed  away. 
240 


TWEMV-FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  "ERIK.  295. 

Epistle.— Col.  1,  9-14. 

295 

1  Yj  OW  thankful  the  apostles  were, 
|i    Whene'er  such  happy  Dews 

That  God  had  heard  their  humble  pray'r, 
And  blessM  their  preaching  of  the  word. 

2  This  was  their  main  and  chief  deligJ  '. 

The  Savior's  church  on  earth  to  build; 
For  this  they  labor'd  day  and  night, 
To  have  this  glorious  work  fulfiFd. 

3  They  spard  no  labor,  toil,  or  pain, 

To  make  the  gospel  myst'ries  known  ; 
They  strove  to  show  their  fellow-men, 
What  Christ  for  fallen  man  had  done. 

4  When  Christ  his  dear  disciples  - 

The  way  of  life  was  plainly  tai  g 
And  this  caus'd  many  to  repent, 

When  messages  of  peace  were  brought. 

5  When  men  are  made  the  truth  to  brieve, 

By  hearing  what  the  gospel  saith, 
Their  souls  are  made  in  Christ  to  live, 
And  grow  in  love,  and  hope,  and  faith. 

6  When  thus  their  hearts  are  made  to  feel, 

And  know  the  mercies  of  their  God, 
Their  minds  are  filPd  with  fervent  z^al, 
To  walk  the  strait  and  narrow  road.        i 

296    ,  .    l.m. 

1    T  \EAR  Savior,  if  these  lambs  should  stray 
XJ  From  thy  secure  enclosure's  bound, 
And  lur'd  by  worldly  joys  aw 

Among  the  thoughtless  crowd  be  found 
*2  Rpmember  still  that  they  are  thine, 

That  thy  dear  sacred  name  they  bear. 
L  241 


297         TWKNTY-FIFTII   5UHDAT  AFTER  TRINITY 

Think  that  Lhe  seal  of  love  divine — 

sign  of  cor'nant  grace, — they  wt 

Z  In  all  their  eriing.  sinful  y<  us, 
Oh,  let  them  ne'er  forgotten  be  : 
Remember  all  the  prayers  and  tears, 
Which  made  them  consecrate  to  thee. 
I    And  when  these  lips  no  more  can  pray. 
These  .  ves  can  weep  for  them  no  more, 
Turn  thou  their  feet  from  folly's  way, 
The  wan."  ]  restore. 


:WENTY-  FIFTH  SU.NDAY  AFTKB 

Gospel.— Matth.  21,  15-28. 


297 


L.  M. 

I      V     PLACE  where  wicked  deeds  abound, 
Jj^  Where  scarce  a  righteous  -      Lis  found, 
-  punishment  for  sin  is  due, 
must  be  executed  too. 
asalero,  that  noted  place, 
.1  it  to  be  her  awfnl  c 
Where  judgments  wi      '         threat3       gsmeetj 
Destruction  soon  is  made  complete. 
3  It  was  the  blessed  Saviors  charge, 
Where  i  k  m  sw  .  y  their 

then  is  wise,  these  things  to  see, 
D  let  him  to  the  mountains  dee. 
axe,  which  to  the  root  is  laid, 
As  John,  the  faithful  prophet,  said, 
I  cut  that  wicked  nation  down, 
Without  the  least  of  mercy  shown. 
__  -avating  crimes, 
Brought  on  themselves  such  fatal  times, 
Times  of  distress,  and  woe.  and  grief; 
But  not  a  time  to  find  relief. 


TWENTY-FIFTH   H'nDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.     298 

6  False  christs  arose  in  ev'ry  part  : 

And  with  deceptions,  schemes,  and  art, 
Were  many  simple  souls  decoy'd, 
And  in  their  sins  at  last  destroy "d. 

7  Just  like  a  carcass  on  the  ground, 
To  which  the  eagles  dock  around, 
The  doctrines  of  such  teachers  are, 
To  silly  souls  a  trap  and  snare. 

8  Their  doctrines  would  have  such  effect. 
As  to  deceive  the  Lord's  elect, 

Were  not  their  hope  in  Jesus  stay'd, 
And  they  upheld  by  heav'nly  aid. 

9  What  evil,  sin  on  earth  can  do, 
From  this  sad  passage  we  may  know ; 
Lord  !  make  us  wise  to  meditate, 

And  flee  befoie  it  be  too  late.  I 

CoO  Psalm  79. 

1  "DEHOLD,  O  God,  what  cruel  foes, 
_|j  Thy  peaceful  heritage  invade; 
Thy  holy  temple  stands  defil'd, 

In  dust  thy  sacred  walls  are  laid. 

2  Wide  o'er  the  valleys,  dreneh'd  in  blood, 

Thy  people  fallen,  in  death  remain  ; 

The  fowls  of  heav'n  their  rlesh  devour, 

And  savage  beasts  divide  the  slain. 

3  Th?  insulting  foes,  with  impious  rag^, 

Reproach  thy  children  to  their  face  : 
"  Where  is  your  God  of  boasted  pow'r, 
And  where  the  promise  of  his  grace  ?x> 

4  Deep  from  the  prison's  horrid  glooms, 

Oh  hear  the  mournful  captives  sigh, 
And  let  thy  sdvteigfi  pow'r  reprieve. 
The  trembling  souls  condemned  to  die. 

5  Let  those,  who  dar'd  insult  thy  reign, 

Keturn  dismayed  with  endless  shame, 
243 


299        TWENTY-FIFTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

While  heathens,  who  thy  grace  despise, 
Shall  from  thy  vengeance  learn  thy  name. 
6  So  shall  thy  children,  freed  from  death, 
Eternal  songs  of  honor  raise, 

And  ev'ry  future  age  shall  tell, 

Thy  sovereign  pow;r  and  paid'ning  grace. 


E        le.— 1  Thess.  4,  13-18 


209 


C.  M. 

JilS  is  the  doctrine  Christians  need 
!     To  know  and  firmly  b'lieve, 
Tl.ar  Jesus  Christ  will  raise  the  dead, 
And  cause  them  all  to  live. 

2  This  will  support  and  bear  them  up, 

In  trouble,  war,  and  strife  ; 
For  this  affords  a  living  hope 
Of  everlasting  life. 

3  Has  Jesus  died  and  ris'n  again, 

Then  it  must  needs  be  true, 
That  these,  our  hopes,  are  not  in  vain  ! 
We  all  shall  be  rais'd  too. 

4  The  Lord  from  heaven  shall  appear, 

With  ang"iic  hosts  around; 
And  all  the  dead  his  voice  shall  hear, 

Wak'd  by  the  trumpet  sound, 
•j  Then  shall  our  bodies  be  renew 'd 

And  fitted  to  embrace 
The  glorious  presence  of  our  God, 

And  to  behold  his  face. 

6  How  happy  will  the  righteous  be, 

When  quickened  from  the  dust ; 
From  all  distress  and  labor  free, 
And  number  d  with  the  just. 

7  What  glorious  views  beyond  the  grave! 

Are  by  this  doctrine  giwn  j 
244^ 


T-WE>TT-3IXTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRI.N.    300,  301 

What  comforts  faithful  souls  can  have ! 
Who  seek  the  joys  of  heav'n.  J 

C.  M. 

Rom.  S,  11. 

1  \  \  7  HY  should  our  mourning  thoughts  delight 

\\      To  grovel  in  the  dust  I 
Or  why  should  streams  of  tears  unite 
Around  tlr  expiring  just  ? 

2  Did  not  the  Lord  our  Savior  die, 

And  triumph  o'er  the  grave  ? 

Did  not  our  Lord  ascend  on  high, 

And  prove  his  pow'r  to  save  ? 

3  Doth  not  the  sacred  Spirit  come, 

And  dwell  in  all  the  saints  i 
And  should  the  temples  of  his  grace 
Resound  with  long  complaints  ? 

4  Awake,  my  soul !  and  like  the  sun 

Burst  through  each  sable  cloud  : 
And  thou,  my  voice,  though  broke  with  sighs, 
Tune  forth  thy  songs  aloud. 

5  The  Spirit  raisM  my  Savior  up, 

When  he  had  bled  for  me  ; 
And,  spite  of  death  and  hell,  shall  raise 
Thy  pious  friends  and  thee. 

6  Awake,  ye  saints,  that  dwell  in  dust, 

Your  hymns  of  vict'ry  sing; 
And  let  his  dying  servants  trust 
Their  ever  living  Kins. 


THE  TWENTY-SIXTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gospel.— Matth.  25,  31-46. 


301 


C.  M. 
HEX  L.^gels  shall  their  trumpets  sound, 
Descending  in  the  skies, 
245 


302      TWENTY-SIXTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

To  wake  the  nations  under  ground, 
And  cause  them  all  to  rise  ; 

2  Then  shall  the  righteous  Judge  descend, 

And  seated  on  his  throne, 
To  which  ail  nations  must  attend, 
To  show  what  they  have  done ; 

3  Then  shall  the  pow'rs  of  heaven  shake, 

Vanish,  and  flee  away. 
And  all  the  wicked  fear  and  quake, 
To  see  that  awful  day. 

4  How  dreadful  will  his  coming  be, 

To  those  who  slight  his  grace! 
How  joyful  for  the  just  to  see 
The  glories  of  his  face  ! 

5  How  suddenly  will  he  appear, 

Here  on  this  earth  below  ! 
When  none  had  judg'd  his  coming  near, 
Or  that  it  could  be  so. 

6  As  lightning  starting  from  the  east, 

And  daits  a  sudden  ray, 
And  quickly  flashes  to  the  west, 
So  is  the  Savior's  day. 

7  Then  let  us  be  still  on  our  guard, 

As  Jesus  gave  command, 
That  we  may  truly  be  prepard 

Before  our  Lord  to  stand.  } 

V\J/Q  Matth.  25,  34. 

1  \    TTEXD,  my  ear;  my  heart  rejoice, 
XX   While  Jesus  from  his  throne, 
Before  the  bright  angelic  hosts, 

Makes  his  last  sentence  known. 

2  When  sinners  cursed  from  his  face, 

To  raging  flames  are  driv'n, 
His  voice,  with  melody  divine, 
Thus  calls  his  saints  to  heav'n. : 
246 


TWENTY-SIXTH   SUNDAY   AKlKR  TKINlTT.      909 

3  M  BlessM  of  my  Father,  all  draw  near. 

Receive  the  great  reward  ; 
And  rise  with  raptures  to  possess 
The  kingdom,  love  prepar'd. 

4  Ere  earth's  foundations  first  were  laid. 

His  sov'reign  purpose  wroi 
And  rear'd  those  palaces  d: 

To  which  you  now  are  brought. 

5  There  shall  you  reign  unnumber'd  years. 

Protected  by  my  pow'r: 
While  sin  and  death,  and  pains  and  careBj 
Shall  vex  your  souls  no  more.'-" 

6  Come,  dear  majestic  Savior!   comej 

This  Jubilee  proclaim  ! 
And  teach  us  language  fit  to  praise 
So  great,  so  dear  a  name. 

EnsTLE.-- -2  Tfae*5.  1,  3-1  ?«. 


C.  M. 

1  /   \  HAPPY  where  such  grace  is  found; 
V/   That  works  true  love  to  God; 
Where  souls  with  charity  abound) 

Which  shows  itself  abroad. 

2  This  proves  the  glory  of  the  causey 

For  which  the  church  contends; 
Defends  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 
On  which  our  hope  depends. 

3  This  hope  still  bids  us  to  endure) 

And  patiently  to  wait, 
Till  God  reveals  his  love  and  pow'rj 
To  change  our  mournful  state. 

4  Those  tribulations  and  distress, 

For  Jesus'  sake  we  bear  : 
They  are  sure  tokens  of  his  grace, 
His  providence,  and  care. 
:i47 


304 


304      TWENTY-SIXTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TR1MTY. 

5  When  Christ  the  Lord  shall  be  reveal'd, 

With  all  the  ang'lic  host, 

His  promises  will  be  fulfil'd, 

And  none  of  them  be  lost. 

6  He  will  reward  his  suffering  sainti 

For  all  their  toil  and  pain  : 
Where  not  a  foe,  or  least  complaint, 

Shall  trouble  them  again.  } 

C.  M. 

John  16,  33. 

1  ~\7E  that  would  after  Jesus  pres*, 

JL     Must  fix  this  firm  and  suie, 
That  tribulation,  more  or  less, 
You  must  and  shall  endure. 

2  From  this  there  can  be  none  exempt ; 

;Tis  God's  own  wise  decree  ; 
Satan  the  weakest  saint  will  tempt : 
Nor  is  the  strongest  free. 

3  The  world  opposes  from  without, 

And  unbelief  within : 
We  fear,  we  faint,  we  orrieve,  we  doubt, 
And  feel  the  load  of  sin. 

4  Glad  frames  too  often  lift  us  up ; 

And  then  how  proud  we  grow! 
Till  sad  desertion  makes  us  droop; 
And  down  we  sink  as  low. 

5  Ten  thousand  baits  the  foe  prepares, 

To  catch  the  wandering  heart; 
And  seldom  do  we  see  the  snares, 
Before  we  feel  the  smart. 

6  But  let  not  all  this  terrify : 

Pursue  the  narrow  path ; 
Look  to  the  Lord  with  steadfast  eye, 
And  fight  with  hell  by  faith. 

7  Though  we  are  feeble,  Christ  is  strong; 

His  promises  are  true  ; 
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TWENTY-SEVENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRIN.      30.5 

We  shall  be  conqu'rors  all  ere  long. 
And  more  than  conqu'rors  too. 


THE  TWENTY-SEVENTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

Gospel.— Matth.  25.  1-13. 


C.  M. 

1  \  V^HEX  Christ,  descending  from  the  skies, 

\  \      As  Bridegroom  shall  appear, 
With  solemn  sound  of  midnight  cries. 
To  call  professors  near; 

2  That  sound  will  strike  an  awful  damp, 

And  show  the  awful  case 
Of  those  who  only  have  the  lamp, 
Without  the  oil  of  grace. 

3  The  foolish  virgins  shall  awake, 

And  seek  for  a  supply  ; 
But  all  in  vain  they  undertake, 
To  borrow  or  to  buy. 

4  Then  shall  they  see  that  those  were  wise, 

Whom  they  despis'd  when  here ; 
And  now  unto  their  great  surprise, 
They  see  them  happy  there. 

5  The  wise  will  then  be  truly  blest, 

There  to  be  glorified  ; 
But  sad  distress  shall  seize  the  rest. 
Whose  entrance  is  denied. 

6  In  vain  they  shall  attempt  to  plead  : 

Lord,  with  thy  saints  we  bow'd  ; 
Oft  in  thy  presence  we  have  pray'd, 
And  sung  thy  praise  aloud. 

7  The  Lord  shall  answer  from  his  throne  : 

Depart  ye  wicked  crew  ; 
I  never  knew,  nor  cannot  own, 
Such  hypocrites  as  you. 
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30(3       TWENTY-SEVENTH    St'NDAY  AFTER  TRI*- 

S  O  may  my  worship  be  sincere) 
Sincere  with  all  my  heart;. 
That  I  may  never  need  to  fear> 

To  hear  the  word— depart !  J 

QfM3  -1  lines  65s  and  2  lines  5?Si 

OxJD  Mattn.  25,  6> 

1    \7  E  virgin  souls  arise  ! 

1      With  ail  the  dead  awake  } 
Unto  salvation  wise-, 

Oil  in  your  vessels  take; 
Upstarting  at  the  midnight  cry, 

>ur  hcav'nly  Bridegroom  nig h r 
£  He  eemeS;  he  come?,  to  call 
The  nations  to  his  bar, 
And  take  to  glory  all 

Who  meet  for  glory  are  : 
?vfake  ready  for  your  free  reward  ; 
Go  forth  with  joy  to  meet  your  Lord^ 
3  Go.  meet  him  in  the  sky, 
Your  everlasting  friend? 
Your  Head  to  glorify. 

With  all  his  saints  ascend: 
Ye  pure  in  heart,  obtain  the  grace 
To  see,  without  a  veil,  his  facei 

\  Ye— that  have  here  received 

The  unction  from  above, 
And  in  his  Spirit  liv'd, 

And  thirsted  for  his  love> 
Jesus  shall  claim  you  for  his  bride  | 
Rejoice  with  all  the  sanctified, 

5  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope 

Of  that  great  day  unknown) 
When  you  shall  be  caught  up 
To  stand  before  his  throne  ; 
CalFd  to  partake  the  marriage  feast) 
And  lean  on  our  ImmanueFs  breast. 
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nVENTr-^KVENTIi    SIN     AY   AFTKK   T&I*.       $  9 

6  The  everlasting  doors 

bhall  soon  the  s^mts  receive, 
Above  those  an^el  pow'ra 

In  glorious  joy  to  !.' 
Far  from  a  world  of  grief  and  sin, 
\Yith  God  eternally  shut  in. 
*y  Then  let  us  wait  to  hear 

The  trumpet's  welcome  sound- 
To  see  our  Lord  appear. 

May  we  be  watching  found, 
EnroVd  in  righteousness  divine, 
In  which  the  bride  shall  ever  shine  I 


Epistle.— 2  Peter  3,  3-13. 


IV 


C.  M. 

1   T    ET  wilful  sinners  boa- 

I  j  The  Lord  will  never  come, 
We  need  not  fear  a  future  day. 
Or  wait  a  fearful  doom. 
~2  The  things  whereof  we  have  been  told* 
That  they  should  come  to  pass, 
Are  now  just  as  they  were  of  old-, 
And  will  for  ever  last. 

3  For  since  the  fathers  fell  asleep-, 

The  world  has  tak'n  no  change ; 
Should  God  our  crimes  in  mem'ry  keep, 
That  would  be  very  strange. 

4  Just  so  it  was  before  the  flood; 

Though  men  had  long  been  warnM, 
They  still  despis'd  the  threats  of  God. 
And  liv'd  quite  unconcern 'd. 

5  When  long  they  had  despis'd  his  grace. 

At  last  they  found  it  true ; 
When  suddenly  a  change  took  place) 
Which  prov'd  their   •verthrow* 


3!)0,  300  THE    WORD    OF    GOD. 

6  The  righteous  judgments  of  the  Lord, 
At  his  appointed  times, 
Prove  daring  sinners*  just  reward 
For  all  their  guilt  and  crimes. 


<OAO  S.  M. 

ZJ\J<J  Rev.  20,  11. 

1    ]_1  OW  will  my  heart  endure 
XL  The  terrors  of  that  day  ; 
When  earth  and  heav'n  before  the  Judge, 
Astonisrrd  shrink  away ! 
%  But  ere  that  trumpet  shakes 
The  mansions  of  the  dead, 
Hark  !  from  the  gospel's  cheering  sound, 
What  joyful  tidings  spread  ! 

3  Ye  sinners,  seek  his  grace, 

Whose  wrath  ye  cannot  bear ; 
Fly  to  the  shelter  of  his  cross, 
And  find  salvation  there. 

4  So  shall  that  curse  remove, 

By  which  the  Savior  bled  ; 
And  the  last  awful  day  shall  pour 
Hb  blessings  on  your  head. 

(End  of  t.he  Ecclesiastical  Year*) 


THE  WORD  OF  GOD. 


L.  M. 
J""     ward  of  God  a  precious  gift, 
i     PRECIOUS  gift  on  man  bestow'd, 
^\_  Is  to  possess  the  word  of  God  j 
The  sure  infallible  record 
Which  shows  the  counsels  of  the  Lord ; 
252 


309 


THE    WORD    OF    GOD.  310 

2  The  book  which  has  to  man  reveal \\ 
That  which  was  to  the  world  conceal'd  ; 
This  book  reveals  the  glorious  plan 

By  which  God  savM  the  race  of  man. 

3  Of  all  the  treasures  here  on  earth, 
This  book  is  of  the  greatest  worth; 
From  age  to  age  it  handeth  down, 
As  much  as  need  to  man  be  known. 

4  The  Bible  is  a  light  divine  ! 

It  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine; 
And  ev'ry  chapter,  line,  and  page, 
Can  cast  a  light  on  ev'ry  age. 

5  Bless'd  are  the  rays  this  light  doth  give, 
And  bless'd  are  they  who  do  receive 
This  blessed  light,  this  blessed  heat, 
Which  makes  our  hopes  and  joys  complete.     | 


310 


L.  M. 

The  word  of  God  is  spirit,  Hje,  and 


1  j  )  Y  nature  man  is  dark  and  blind, 
J  )  The  way  to  life  he  cannot  find; 

For  since  by  sin  he  is  deriTd, 
He  knows  not  God  as  reconciled. 

2  He  once  an  image  had  divine, 
Which  was  a  light  in  him  to  shine  ; 
A  law  by  which  he  walk'd  with  God 
High  in  salvation's  blissful  road. 

3  No  gospel  he  had  need  to  know ; 
For  he  had  neither  sin  nor  woe  : 
The  gospel  only  is  design'd 

For  fallen  creatures,  poor  and  blind. 

4  Creation  wide  reveals  no  plan, 
To  save  the  fallen  race  of  man  ; 
Which  could  procure  a  righteousness, 
That  would  restore  lost  happiness. 

253 


3j i  TiiL  Word  of  cod* 

5  The  gospel  myst'ry  was  enshriird 
For  ever  in  Jehovah's  mind  : 

lr  was  to  burning  seraphs  seaFd, 
Until  in  time  it  was  reveal'd. 

6  The  Holy  Ghosh  the  mystic  Dove, 
The  Father  sent  from  heav'n  above. 
Who  did  some  holy  men  inspire. 

To  write  his  word,  bright  lamp  of  rlre> 

7  Sure  word  of  God,  celestial  guide. 
Revealing  truths  by  wonders  tried; 
Such  as  will  make  the  simple  wise; 
And  lead  them  on  to  paradise. 

8  This  holy  word,  immortal  seed, 
Did  from  the  Lord  himself  proceed  • 
'Tis  spirit,  life,  the  means  of  grace* 
To  regenerate  the  fallen  race. 

9  0  blessed  word,  worth  mere  th 
For  unto  man  it  does  unfold 
Life.— immortal ity,— and  love 
From  God,  and  joys  in  worlds  above, 

10  Sure  word  of  God,  a  light  divine, 
Which  in  our  darkened  souls  does  shine; 
Till  bright  the  day-dawn  shall  arise: 
The  brilliant  Morning-star  likewise. 

11  0  blessed  word  like  honey  sweet, 
Our  souls3  delight,  our  heav'nly  treat ; 
In  death,  when  fears  are  wont  to  rise. 
It  shows  our  mansions  in  the  skies. 

12  Lord,  may  thy  blessed  gospel  sound 
Joyful,  to  earth's  remotest  bound  ; 
May  nations  find  salvation  nigh, 
Eternal  bliss  in  realms  on  high.  d.  h. 

911  l.  M. 

£/_LJL  The  Scriptures  inspired* 

I   JfTlWAS  by  an  order  from  the  Lord, 

JL    The  ancient  prophets  spoke  his  word  % 
*  254 


i'lU.    V>OivD    Of    UOD. 

His  Spirit  did  their  tongue?  inspire) 

And  warm'd  their  hearts  with  heav'niy  fire. 

2  The  works  ami  wonders  which  they  wrought) 
Confirm'd  the  messages  thev  brought : 

The  prophet's  pen  succeeds  his  breath] 
To  save  the  holy  words  from  de 

3  Great  God!  nline  eyes  with  pleasure  look 
On  the  dear  volume  of  thy  book  ; 
There  my  Redeemer's  face  1"  see-. 

And  read  his  name  who  died  for  mev 

4  Let  the  false  raptures  ot  the  mind 
Be  lost,  and  vanish  in  the  wind; 
Here  I  can  nx  my  hope  secure : 
This  is  thy  word,  and  must  endure. 

Z)l  -C    The  c:ord  coin,  lins  ■ . 

1  T^ATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
X     What  endless  glory  shines  \ 
For  ever  be  thy  name  adord 

For  these  celestiai  lines, 

2  Here  may  the  wretched  sens  o:  v 

Exhaustless  riches  rind  ; 
Riches,  above  what  earth  can  grant) 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows} 

And  yields  a  free  repast  \ 
Sublime*  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste, 

4  Here  the  Redeemer's  Welcome  voice 

Spreads  heav'nly  peace  around) 
And  life  and  everlasting  joys 
Attend  the  blissful  sound; 

-5  0  may  these  heav'nly  pages  be 
My  ever  dear  delight ; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see; 
And  still  increasing  ligntl 
855  ~ 


313,  314         THE    WORD    OF    GOD. 

6  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord  ! 
Be  thou  for  ever  near : 
Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Savior  there. 

C.  M. 

Instruction  from  Scripture. 

1  TJ  OW  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts, 
£X  Afid  guard  their  lives  from  sin  ? 

Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 

2  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind, 

It  spreads  such  light  abroad, 
The  meanest  souls  instruction  find, 

And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 
J  JTis  like  the  sun,  a  heav'nly  light, 

That  guides  us  all  the  day ; 
And  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 

A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

4  The  men  that  keep  thy  law  with  care, 

And  meditate  thy  word, 
Grow  wiser  than  their  teachers  are, 
And  better  know  their  Lord. 

5  Thy  precepts  make  me  truly  wise : 

I  hate  the  sinner's  road ; 
I  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise, 
But  love  thy  law,  my  God. 

6  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth; 

How  pure  is  ev'ry  page  ! 
That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth, 
And  well  support  our  age. 


314 
•H 


C.  M. 

Thy  word  is  a  lamp  to  my  feet* 
Psalm  119,  105. 
OW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 
By  inspiration  giv'n ! 
256 


THE    WORD    OF    GOD.  315 

Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shir.e, 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heav?n. 

2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts. 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears  : 
Life,,  light,  and  joy,  it  stili  imparts. 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp  through  all  the  tedious  night 

Of  life  shall  guide  our  way. 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 


oi  c  c.  M. 

0±0  The  excellence  of  il  t  Bible. 

1  f\  REAT  God !  with  wonder  and  with  praise 
VJT  On  all  thy  works  I  look  ? 

But  still  thy  wisdom,  pow-'r,  and  gTace. 
Shine  brightest  in  thy  book. 

2  The  stars,  which  in  their  courses  roll, 

Have  much  instruction  giv'o  : 
But  thy  good  word  informs  my  soul. 
How  I  may  get  to  hear'::. 

3  The  fields  provide  me  food,  and  show 

The  goodness  of  the  Lord  : 
But  fruits  of  life  and  glory  grow 
In  thy  most  holy  word. 

4  Here  are  my  choicest  treasure s 

Here  my  best  comfort  lies  : 

Here  my  desires  are  satisfied , 

And  hence  my  hopes  arise. 

5  Lord  !  make  me  understand  thy  law ; 

Show  what  my  faults  have  been ; 
And  from  thy  gospel  let  me  draw- 
Pardon  for  all  my  sin. 

6  For  here  I  learn  how  Jesus  died, 

To  save  my  soul  from  hell ; 
257 


316  THE    WORD    OF    GOD; 

Not  all  the  books  on  earth  beside> 
Such  heav'nly  wonders  telU 

$  Then  let  me  love  my  Bible  more. 
And  take  a  fresh  delight. 
By  day  to  read  these  wonders  o'etj 
And  meditate  by  niehU 


01 a       _    cm. 

?JjLU  The  Jiohj  Sen  pi?/ re*. 

I   T  ADEN  with  guilt,  and  full  Of  fears; 
J  J.  1  fly  to  thee,  my  Lord  • 
And  not  a  glimpse  of  hope  appears; 
But  in  thy  written  word. 

*  The  volume  gi  my  Father's  grace-. 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage  : 

Here  I  behold  my  Savior's  face, 

Almost  in  ev'iy  page. 

3  This  is  the  field  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown  ; 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise, 
Who  makes  this  pearl  his  own. 

4  Here  consecrated  water  fiows5 

To  quench  my  thirst  of  sin  ; 
Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows. 
No  danger  dwells  therein. 

6  This  is  the  Judge  who  ends  the  strife* 
Where  wit  and  reason  fail ; 
My  suide  to  everlasting  life, 
Through  all  this  gloomy  vale. 

6  Oh,,  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  Godj 
Sly  roving  feet  command; 
Nor  1  forsake  the  happy  road 
That  leads  to  thy  right  hand* 

£58 


317,  3JS 
BEING  AND  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


317  LM< 

ZJJl  I        God  supreme  and  self-sufficient. 

1  \ \^HAT  is  our  God,  or  what  his  name, 

\  \      Nor  men  can  learn,  nor  angels  teach; 
He  dwells  conceal'd  in  radiant  flame, 

Where  neither  eyes  nor  thoughts  can  reach, 

2  The  spacious  worlds  of  heav'nly  light, 

Compard  with  him,  how  short  they  fall! 
They  are  too  dark,  and  he  too  bright  ; 
Nothing  are  they,  and  God  is  all. 

3  He  spoke  the  wondrous  word,  and  lo  ! 

Creation  rose  at  his  command  : 
Whirlwinds  and  seas  their  limits  know, 
Bound  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand. 

4  There  rests  the  earth,  there  roil  the  spheres, 

There  nature  leans,  and  feels  her  prop; 
But  his  own  self'Siifficience  bears 
The  weight  of  his  own  glories  up. 

5  The  tide  of  creatures  ebbs  and  flows, 

Measuring  their  changes  by  the  moon ; 
No  ebb  his  sea  of  glory  knows ; 
His  age  is  one  eternal  noon. 

6  Then  fly,  my  song,  an  endless  round, 

The  lofty  tune  let  Gabriel  raise  ; 
All  nature  dwell  upon  the  sound, 
But  we  can  ne'er  fulril  the  praise. 

£JJL0      The  incomprehensibility  of  God, 
1   f  ^  OD  is  a  name  my  soul  adores, 

\J  Th'  Almighty  three,  tlv  Eternal  One! 
Nature  and  grace,  with  all  their  pow'rs, 
Confess  the  Infinite  unknown, 
259 


319       BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD. 

2  From  thy  great  self  thy  being  springs  ; 

Thou  art  thy  own  original, 
3Tade  up  of  uncreated  things, 

A.B  -sufficience  bears  them  all. 

3  Thy  voice  j  roduc'd  the  seas  and  spheres. 

Bids  the  waves  roar,  and  planets  shine; 
But  nothing  like  thyself  appears 

Through  all  these  spacious  works  of  thine. 
Still  restless  nature  dies  and  grows  ; 

From  change  to  change  the  creatures  run : 
Thy  being  no  succession  knows, 

And  all  thy  vast  designs  are  one. 

5  How  shall  affrighted  mortals  dare 

To  sing  thy  glory  or  thy  grace  ? 
Beneath  thy  feet  we  lie  so  far, 
And  see  but  shadows  of  thy  face  ! 

6  Who  can  behold  the  glorious  light  / 

Who  can  approach  consuming  flame  ? 
None  but  thy  wisdom  knows  thy  might, 
None  but  thy  word  can  speak  thy  name. 
01 Q  L.  M. 

OlV  Unity  of  God. 

1  T^TERXAL  God,  almighty  Cause 

Jj   Of  earth,  and  seas,  and  worlds  unknown  ! 
All  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws  ; 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands, 

Of  all  within  itself  possessed  ; 
By  none  controFd  in  thy  commands, 
And  in  thyself  completely  blest. 

3  To  thee  alone  ourselves  we  owe ; 

Let  heav'n  and  earth  due  homage  pay : 
All  other  gods  we  disavow, 

Deny  their  claims,  renounce  their  sway. 

4  In  thee,  O  Lord,  our  hope  shall  rest, 

Fountain  of  peace,  and  joy,  and  love! 
260 


BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD.       320 

Thy  favor  only  makes  us  blest ; 

Without  thee,  all  would  nothing  prove. 
•3   Worship  to  thee  alone  belongs  ; 

Worship  to  thee  alone  we  give  ; 
Thine  be  our  hearts  and  thine  our  songs, 

And  to  thy  glory  we  would  live. 
6  Spread  thy  great  name  through  heathen  lands  ; 

Their  idol  deities  dethrone  ; 
Subdue  the  world  to  thy  commands, 

And  reign,  as  thou  art,  God  alone. 

£j-C\_/  Tke  divine  perfections, 

1   f\  RE  AT  God!  thy  glories  shali  employ 
VJT  My  holy  fear,  my  humble  joy ; 
My  lips,  in  songs  of  honor  bring 
Their  tribute  to  thJ  eternal  King. 

'2  Earth,  and  the  stars,  and  worlds  unknown, 
Depend  precarious  on  his  throne ; 
All  nature  hangs  upon  his  word, 
And  grace  and  glory  own  their  Lord! 

3  His  sovereign  pow'r  what  mortal  knows  ? 
If  he  command,  who  dare  oppose  ? 
With  strength  he  girds  himself  around, 
And  treads  the  rebels  to  the  ground. 

-1  Who  shall  pretend  to  teach  him  skill  ? 
Or  guide  the  counsels  of  his  will  ? 
His  wisdom,  like  a  sea  divine, 
Flows  deep  and  high  beyond  our  line. 

5  His  name  is  holy,  and  his  eye 
Burns  with  immortal  jealousy  ; 

He  hates  the  sons  of  pride,  and  sheds 
His  fiery  vengeance  on  their  heads. 

6  The  beamings  of  his  piercing  sight, 
Bring  dark  hypocrisy  to  light ; 
Death  and  destruction  naked  lie, 
And  hell  uncover d  to  his  eve. 

261 


321       BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS    OF   GOD. 

7  Th'  eternal  law  before  him  stands, 
His  justice,,  with  impartial  hands, 
Divides  to  all  their  due  reward, 
Or  by  the  sceptre,  or  the  sword. 

8  His  mercy,  like  a  boundless  sea, 
Washes  our  load  of  guilt  away; 

While  his  own  Son  came  down  and  died, 
T'  engage  his  justice  on  our  side. 

9  Each  of  his  words  demands  my  faith, 
My  soul  can  rest  on  all  he  saith ; 
His  truth  inviolably  keeps 

The  largest  promise  of  his  lips. 

10  Oh?  tell  me,  with  a  gentle  voice, 

"  Thou  art  my  God/'  and  I  '11  rejoice; 
Fill'd  with  thy  love,  I  dare  proclaim 
The  brightest  honors  of  thy  name. 

O.ll  C.  M. 

t)/Cl      God  eternal  and  unchangeable* 

1  ri  REAT  God,  how  infinite  art  thou! 
\J  How  frail  and  weak  are  we ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 

And  pay  their  praise  to  thee, 

2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Ere  earth  or  heav'n  was  made ; 
Thou  art  the  ever- living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Nature  and  time  all  open  lie, 

To  thine  immense  survey, 
From  the  formation  of  the  sky, 
To  the  last  awful  day. 

4  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  present  to  thy  view : 
To  thee  there  's  nothing  old  appears  j 
Great  God !  there  Js  nothing  new. 

5  Our  lives  through  various  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vex'd  with  trifling  cares  j 
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BLI>*U    AM:    PI  ffS    OF   GOD.      322,323 

While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on, 
Thine  undisturbed  a.i 

6  Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou ! 
How  frail  and  weak  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

oc)g  c.  m. 

1  I'llWAS  God  who  hurl'd  the  rolling  spheres, 

j^    And  stretchM  the  boundless  skies  ; 
Who  forirrd  the  plan  of  endless  years, 
And  bade  the  ages  rise. 

2  From  everlasting  is  his  n.  _ 

Immense  and  oneonfii 

He  pierces  through  the  realms  of  light, 
And  rides  upon  the  wind. 

3  He  darts  along  the  burr.: 

Lou  ;  •  1  oar  : 

All  heavVi  attends  him,  as  he  rlies  ; 
All  hell  proclaims  his  pow'r. 
1  H-  scatters  nations  •■  reath; 

The  scattered  nations 
Blue  pestilence  and  wasting  d 
Confess  the  Godhead  nigh. 
5  Ye  irorl  :~. 

Fulfil  his  high  commai:  1  : 
:als,  pay  homage  to  your  King, 
own  his  ruling  hand. 

090  c.  M. 

f4v   God ommpnn  ent. 

1     j    ORD.  all  I  am  is  known  to  thee  ! 
I   ,  In  vain  my  soul  would  try 
To  shun  thy  presence,  or  to  rlee 
The  notice  of  thine  eve. 

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323      BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD. 

2  Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My  rising  and  my  rest, 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord, 

Before  they  're  form'd  within, 
And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
He  knows  the  sense  I  mean. 

4  O  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  high ! 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  ? 
Within  thy  circling  arms  I  lie, 
Enclosed  on  ev'ry  side. 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  stilly 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  ev'ry  ill, 
Secur'd  by  sovereign  love. 

6  Lord,  where  shall  guilty  souls  retire 

Forgotten  and  unknown  ? 
In  hell  they  meet  thy  dreadful  fire, 
In  heav'n  thy  glorious  throne. 

7  Should  I  suppress  my  vital  breath, 

To  'scape  the  wrath  divine, 
Thy  voice  could  break  the  bars  of  death, 

And  make  the  grave  resign. 
S  If  wing'd  with  beams  of  morning  light 

I  fly  beyond  the  west, 
Thy  hand,  which  must  support  my  flight, 

Would  soon  betray  my  rest. 

9  If  o'er  my  sins  I  think  to  draw 

The  curtains  of  the  night, 
The  flaming  eyes  that  guard  thy  law 
Would  turn  the  shades  to  light. 

10  The  beams  of  noon,  the  midnight  hour, 

Are  both  alike  to  thee  : 
O  may  I  ne'er  provoke  that  pow'r, 
From  which  I  cannot  flee. 
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C.    M. 

QO  i       ^'f:  v'is(lom  of  God  in  his  works. 
j)4i  Psalm  111. 

1  ljOXGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 
|Tj  To  my  almighty  God  ; 

He  has  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue, 
To  spread  his  name  abroad. 

2  How  great  the  works  his  hand  hath  wrought ! 

How  glorious  in  our  sight ! 
And  men  in  ev'ry  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  writh  delight. 

3  How  most  exact  is  nature's  frame ! 

How  wise  th'  Eternal  Mind ! 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme 
That  his  first  thoughts  designed. 

4  When  he  redeemed  his  chosen  sons, 

He  fix?d  his  cov'nant  sure : 
The  orders  that  his  lips  pronounce, 

To  endless  years  endure. 
3  Nature  and  time,  and  earth  and  skies, 

Thy  heav'nly  skill  proclaim  ; 
What  shall  we  do  to  make  us  wise, 

But  learn  to  iead  thy  name  ? 
6  To  fear  thy  powT'r,  to  trust  thy  grace, 

Is  our  divinest  skill ; 
And  he  's  the  wisest  of  our  race, 

That  best  obeys  thy  will. 

S.  M. 

3£)/T       God's  mercy  great  and  eternal* 
L*J  Psalm  103. 

'  Y  soul,  repeat  his  praise, 
Whose  mercies  are  so  great ; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 

So  ready  to  abate. 
God  will  not  always  chide ; 
And  wThen  his  strokes  are  felt, 
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O^O       BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD. 

His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes, 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt. 

3  High  as  the  heav'ns  are  rais'd 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

4  His  pow'r  subdues  our  sins  ; 

And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

5  The  pity  of  the  Lord 

To  those  that  fear  his  name, 

Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel ; 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

6  He  knows  we  are  but  dust, 

Scatter'd  with  ev'ry  breath  j 
His  anger,  like  a  rising  wind, 
Can  send  us  swift  to  death. 

7  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 

Or  like  the  morning  flow'r  ; 
If  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  fields, 
It  witheis  in  an  hour. 

8  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure; 
And  children's  children  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure* 


'19 ft  L.  M. 

fJ/OU  The  mercies  of  God. 

1  C\  REAT  are  the  mercies  of  our  God, 
VT  Far  more  than  men  or  angels  knowj 
To  show  what  God  on  man  bestow'd, 

Is  more  than  all  the  world  can  do. 

2  To  save  the  wretched  sons  of  men, 

The  Lord  has  made  his  counsels  known  j 
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To  make  them  heirs  of  grace  again, 
He  sent  his  dear  beloved  Son ; 

3  Who  gave  himself,  who  bled,  and  died, 

And  bore  for  man  that  heavy  load, 
Till  all  demands  were  satisfied, 
And  man  was  reconciled  to  God. 

4  We  were  pluck'd  up,  like  burning  brands 

Out  of  a  fierce  consuming  lire, 

And  placM  into  the  Savior's  hands, 

To  be  his  own,  his  own  entire. 

5  No  greater  mercy  can  be  found, 

Xo  greater  proof  of  tender  love  ; 
What  praises  to  our  God  redound, 

Who  sent  his  Son  from  heav  n  above  !  J 


L.  M. 

Tlie  glory  of  God. 
\    \7^E  sons  of  men,  in  sacred  lays, 

X     Attempt  the  great  Creator's  praise  ; 
But  who  an  equal  song  can  frame  ? 
What  verse  can  reach  the  lofty  theme  ? 

2  He  sits  enthroned  amidst  the  spheres, 
And  glory  like  a  garment  wears  ; 

While  boundless  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  grace. 
Command  our  awe,  transcend  our  praise. 

3  Before  his  throne  a  shining  band 
Of  cherubs  and  of  seraphs  stand  ; 
Ethereal  spirits,  who  in  flight 
Outstrip  the  rapid  speed  of  light. 

4  To  God  all  nature  owes  its  birth  ; 

He  form*  d  this  ponderous  globe  of  earth, 
He  rais'd  the  glorious  arch  on  high, 
And  measurd  out  the  azure  sky. 

5  In  all  our  Maker's  grand  designs, 
Omnipotence  with  wisdom  shines  j 

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528       BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD. 

His  works,  through  all  this  wondrous  frame, 
Bear  the  great  impress  of  his  name. 
6  Rais'd  on  devotion's  lofty  wing, 
Let  us  his  hisrh  perfections  sing  : 
0  let  his  praise  employ  our  tongue, 
Whilst  list'ning  worlds  applaud  the  song! 


C.  M. 

.)  God  is  love, 

iO  1  John  4,  8. 

1  i   MID  the  splendors  of  thy  state, 
^\  My  God,  thy  love  appears, 
With  the  soft  radiance  of  the  moon 

Among  a  thousand  stars. 

2  Nature  through  all  her  ample  round 

Thy  boundless  pottfr  proclaims, 
And,  in  melodious  accent,  speaks 
The  goodness  of  thy  names. 

3  Thy  justice,  holiness,  and  truth, 

Our  solemn  awe  excite  ; 
But  the  sweet  charms  of  sovereign  grace 

Overwhelm  us  with  delight. 
•i  Sinai,  in  clouds,  and  smoke,  and  fire, 

Thunders  thy  dreadful  name  ; 
But  Sion  sings  in  melting  notes, 

The  honors  of  the  Lamb. 

5  In  all  thy  doctrines  and  commands, 

Thy  counsels  and  designs, 
In  ev'ry  work  thy  hands  have  frarrrd, 
Thy  love  supremely  shines. 

6  Angels  and  men  the  news  proclaim 

Through  earth  and  heav'n  above, 
The  joyful,  the  transporting  news, 
That  God,  the  Lord,  is  Love  I 
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L.  M. 

On  the  creation . 

1  |  ORD.  when  I  view  thy  mighty  pow'r, 
\^i  Thy  wisdom  and  thy  wondrous  ways, 
I  stand  amaz'd  ;  yet  evermore 

I  fain  would  show  thy  love  and  praise. 

2  .Mine  eyes  behold  where'er  I  look, 

More  wonders  than  I  can  relate  ; 
To  read  the  whole  of  nature's  book, 
It  shows  that  thou  art  wondrous  great. 

3  Who  set  the  sun  to  run  his  route  ? 

Who  nx'd  and  eaus'd  the  change  of  moon  .? 
Who  brings  both  day  and  night  about  ? 
By  thy  almighty  hand  'tis  done. 

4  Who  sends  the  late  and  early  rain  ? 

Who  brings  the  winds  from  south  and  north  ? 
Who  warms  the  frozen  earth  again, 

That  all  her  seeds  and  plants  come  forth  I 

5  It  is  thy  great  almighty  word, 

Which  causes  all  these  things  to  be  : 
They  show  thou  art  the  sovereign  Lord, 
And  all  the  praise  is  due  to  thee. 
C  Lord,  I  am  thy  creation  too, 
Created  for  the  noblest  end, 
And  with  astonishment  I  view, 

That  thou  to  man  shouldst  condescend, 
7  To  grant  thy  blessings  from  above, 
And  make  us  heirs  of  endless  grace  : 
Astonishing  what  wondrous  love, 

That  God  to  man  would  show  such  grace. 
£  All  glory,  honor,  praise,  and  pow'r, 
Be  to  our  great  almighty  King, 
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330,  331  THE    WORKS    OF    GOD. 

Who  lives  and  reigns  for  evermore; 

To  him  eternal  praises  sing.  { 

C.  M. 

God's  love  displayed  in  creation. 

1  IT  AIL,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good! 
Q   To  thee  oar  songs  we  raise  : 

Nature,  through  all  her  various  scenes, 
Invites  us  to  thy  praise. 

2  At  morning,  noon,  and  ev'ning  mild, 

Fresh,  wonders  strike  our  view  ; 
And  while  we  gaze,  our  hearts  exult, 
With  transports  ever  new. 

3  Thy  glory  beams  in  ev'ry  star, 

Which  gilds  the  gloom  of  night ; 
And  decks  the  smiling  face  of  morn 
With  rays  of  cheerful  light. 

4  The  lofty  hill,  the  humble  lawn, 

With  countless  beauties  shine ; 
The  silent  grove,  the  awful  shade, 
Proclaim  thy  pow'r  divine. 

5  Great  nature's  God!  still  may  these  scenes 

Our  serious  hours  engage  ! 
Still  may  our  grateful  hearts  consult 
Thy  works'  instructive  page  ! 

6  And  while  in  all  thy  wondrous  works, 

Thy  varied  love  we  see, 
Still  may  the  contemplation  lead 
Our  hearts,  O  God,  to  thee  ! 


331 


L.  M. 

The  works  of  God  displayed  in  the 
firmament . 
1   f  pHE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
[     With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heav'ns,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 
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■Ml     \mjRKS     OJ     GO.).  332 

2  ThJ  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day> 
Does  his  Creator's  pow'r  display, 
And  publishes  to  ev'ry  land 

The  work  of  an  almighty  Hand* 

3  Soon  as  the  ev'ning  shades  prevail) 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale> 
And  nightly  to  the  listening  earth 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth  : 

<\   Whilst  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn) 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Con fiim  the  tidings,  as  they  roll, 
And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole^ 

j  What  though,  in  solemn  silence. 

Move  roun  terrestrial  ball  ? 

What  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found  ? 

6  In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice, 
For  ever  singing,  as  they  shine — 
The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine* 

oort  C.  M. 

*J*JO  ition  and  providence. 

1  T  SING  thJ  almighty  pow'r  of  God, 
1    That  made  the  mountains  l  i 
That  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad^ 

And  built  the  lofty  skies. 

2  I  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordain'd 

The  sun  to  rule  the  day  : 
Th-^  moon  shines  full  at  his  comm; 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 

3  I  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 

That  filrd  the  earth  with  food  ; 
He  fornrd  the  creatures  with  his  word, 
A.nd  then  pronounced  them  good. 

4  Lord  !  how  thy  wonders  are  displayed 

Where'er  I  turn  mine  eye  ; 
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333  THE    WORKS    OF    GOD. 

If  I  survey  the  ground  I  tread, 
Or  gaze  upon  the  sky  ! 

5  There  's  not  a  plant  or  flow'r  below. 

But  makes  thy  glories  known : 
And  clouds  arise,  and  tempests  blow, 
By  order  from  thy  throne. 

6  Creatures  (as  num'rous  as  they  be) 

Are  subject  to  thy  care  ; 
There  's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee, 
But  God  is  present  there. 

7  In  heav'n  he  shines  with  beams  of  love  ; 

With  wrath  in  hell  beneath  ! 
'Tis  on  his  earth  I  stand  or  move, 
And  'tis  his  air  I  breathe. 
5  His  hand  is  my  perpetual  guard  ; 
He  keeps  me  with  his  eye  : 
Why  should  I  then  forget  the  Lord, 
Who  is  for  ever  nigh  i 

000  L.  M. 

*)*J*J        The  riches  of  divine  goodness. 

1  j    ET  the  high  heav'ns  your  songs  invite  \ 
j  i  Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  light,. 
Where  sun,  and  moon,  and  planets,  roll, 
And  stars  that  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 

2  Sing  earth  in  verdant  robes  array'd. 

Its  herbs  and  now'rs.  its  fruits  and  shade ; 

Peopled  with  life  of  various  forms. 

Of  fish,  and  fowl,  and  beasts,  and  worms. 

3  View  the  broad  sea's  majestic  plains, 
And  think  how  wide  its  Maker  reigns  : 
That  band  remotest  nations  joins  ; 
And  on  each  wave  his  goodness  shines. 

4  But  0 !  that  brighter  world  above, 
Where  lives  and  reigns  incarnate  Love  ! 
God's  only  Son,  in  flesh  array'd, 

For  man  a  bleeding  victim  made ! 
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5  Thither  my  soul,  with  raptures  soar: 
There  in  the  land  of  praise  adore  ! 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  lay. 
Demands  an  everlasting  day. 
C.  M. 

•)Q  {  The  creation  of  Vie  world* 

<D0-±^  Gen.  1. 

1  ■  •  V  OW  let  a  spacious  world  arise/' 

X \    Said  the  Creator  Lord  ; 

At  once  th'  obedient  earth  and  - 

Rose  at  his  sovereign  word. 

2  Dark  was  the  deep;  the  waters 

ConfusM,  and  drown'd  the  land  ; 
He  call'd  the  light,  the  new-born 
Attends  on  his  command. 

3  He  bids  the  clouds  ascend  on  big 

The  clouds  ascend,  and  bear 
A  wat'ry  treasure  to  the  sky, 
And  float  on  softer  air. 

4  The  liquid  element  below 

Was  ^atherd  by  his  hand ; 

The  rolling  seas  together  flour, 

And  leave  the  solid  land. 

5  With  herbs  and  plants,  a  rlow'ry  bkl 

The  naked  globe  he  crowird, 
Ere  there  was  rain  to  bless  the  earth. 
Or  sun  to  warm  the  ground. 

6  Then  he  adorn'd  the  upper  skies  ; 

Behold  the  sun  appears  ; 
The  moon  and  stars  in  order  rise, 
To  mark  out  months  and  years. 

7  Out  of  the  deep  th?  almighty  King 

Did  vital  beings  frame  ; 
The  painted  fowls  of  ev'ry  wing, 
And  lish  of  ev'ry  name. 

8  He  gave  the  lion  and  the  worm 

At  once  their  wondrous  birth  : 
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335  THE    WORKS    OF    GOD. 

And  grazing  Leasts  of  various  form. 
Rose  from  the  teeming  earth. 
8    Adam  Was  fornrd  of  equal  clay, 
Though  sov'ireign  of  the  rest, 

Design'd  for  nobler  ends  than  they, 
With  God's  own  image  bless 'd. 

10  Thus  glorious  in  the  Maker's  eye, 

The  young  creation  stood; 
lie  saw  the  building  from  on  high, 
11  is  word  pronounc'd  it  good. 

11  Lord,  while  the  frame  of  nature  stands, 

Thy  praise  shall  iill  my  tongue; 
But  the  new  world  of  grace  demands 
A  more  exalted  s 

oo/r  c.  m. 

*j*)*J     T  ■  ;  from  all  creatures* 

1  rj  "HE  glories  of  my  3 Taker,  God, 

i     My  joyful  voice  shall  sing. 
And  call  the  nations  to  ad 

Their  Former  and  their  King. 

2  'Twas  his  right  hand  that  shap'd  our  clay, 

And  wrought  this  human  frame  ; 
But  from  his  own  immediate  breath 
Our  nobler  spirits  came. 

3  We  bring  our  mortal  pow'rs  to  God, 

And  worship  with  our  tongues; 
We  claim  some  kindred  with  the  skies. 
And  join  th3  angelic  songs. 
1   Let  growling  beasts  of  ew'ry  shape, 
And  fowls  of  ewry  wing, 
And  rocks,  and  trees,  and  fires,  and  seas. 
Their  various  tribute  bring. 
0  Ye  planets,  to  his  honor  shine, 
And  wheels  of  nature,  roll; 
Praise  him  in  your  unwearied  course 
Around  the  steady  pole. 
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THK    WORKS    OF    GOD.  336 

The  brightness  of  our  Maker's  name 

The  wide  creation  rills, 
And  his  unbounded  grandeur  flies 

Beyond  the  heav'nly  hills. 


336 


.  M. 

■  God  in  creation  and 
provi  ■     Psalm  104. 

1  A  J  Y  so  il,  thy  great  Creator,  praise  ; 
A\J_    When  cloth'd  in  his  celestial  rays. 

He  in  full  majesty  app 

And  like  a  robe  his  glory  wears. 

2  The  heav'ns  are  for  his  curtains  spread ; 

unfathonrd  deep  he  makes  his  bed; 
Clouds  are  his  chariot  when  he  flies 
On  winged  storms  across  the  skies* 

3  Angels,  whom  his  own  breath  inspires; 
His  ministers,  are  flaming  tires  ; 

And  swift  as  thought  their  armies  move. 
To  bear  his  vengeance  or  his  love. 

4  The  world's  foundation  by  his  hand 
Is  pois'd,  and  shall  for  ever  stand  : 
He  binds  the  ocean  in  his  chain, 
Lest  it  should  drown  the  earth  again. 

ten  earth  was  cover'd  with  the  flood. 
Which  high  above  the  mountains  stood. 
He  thunder d,  and  the  ocean  fled, 
Confln'd  to  its  appointed  bed. 

6  The  swelling  billows  know  their  bound, 
And  in  their  channels  walk  their  round; 
Yet  thence  convey'd  by  secret  veins, 
They  spring  on  hills,  and  drench  the  plains. 

*   He  bids  the  crystal  fountains  flow, 
And  cheers  the  valleys  as  they  go  ; 
There  gentle  herds  their  thirst  allay, 
And  for  the  stream  wild  asses  bray, 
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336  THE    WORKS    OF    GOD. 

6   From  pleasant  trees  which  shade  the  brink, 
The  lark  and  linnet  light  to  drink  ; 
Their  songs  the  lark  and  linnet  raise. 
And  chide  our  silence  in  his  praise. 


9   God  from  his  cloudy  cistern  pours 

the  parclrd  earth  enriching  show'rs  : 

The  grove,  the  garden,  and  the  held, 

A  thousand  joyful  blessings  yield. 
He  makes  the  grassy  food  arise, 

And  [rives  the  cattle  large  supplies; 

With  herbs  for  man  of  various  pow'r, 

To  nourish  nature,  or  to  cure. 
J  1    What  noble  fruit  the  vines  produce  ! 

The  olive  yields  a  pleasing  juice  ; 

Our  hearts  are  cheerd  with  gen'rous  wine. 

His  gifts  proclaim  his  love  divine. 
12  His  bounteous  hands  our  table  spread, 

He  fills  our  cheerful  stores  with  bread  ; 

"While  food  our  vital  strength  imparts, 

Let  daily  praise  inspire  our  heaits. 


L3   Behold  the  stately  cedar  stands 
RaisM  in  the  forest  by  his  hands ; 
Birds  to  the  boughs  for  shelter  fly, 
And  build  their  nests  secure  on  high. 

U  To  craggy  hills,  ascends  the  goat; 
And  at  the  airy  mountain's  foot 
The  feebler  creatures  make  their  cell ; 
He  gives  them  wisdom  where  to  dwell. 
5  He  sets  the  sun  his  circling  race, 
Appoints  the  moon  to  change  her  face  ; 
And  when  thick  darkness  veils  the  day, 
Calls  out  wild  beasts  to  hunt  their  prey. 
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THK    WORKS    OF    GOD.  336 

16  Fierce  lion?  lead  their  young  abroad, 
And  roving  ask  their  meat  from  God; 
But  when  the  morning  beams  arise, 
The  savage  beast  to  covert  flies  ; 

17  Then  man  to  daily  labor  goes: 
The  night  was  made  for  his  repose  : 
Sleep  is  thy  gift,  that  sweet  relief 
From  tiresome  toil  and  wasting  grief. 

i  8  How  strange  thy  works  !  how  great  thy  skill ! 
While  ev'ry  land  thy  riches  fill : 
Thy  wisdom  round  the  world  we  see  : 
This  spacious  earth  is  full  of  thee. 

19   Nor  less  thy  glories  in  the  deep, 
Where  fish  in  millions  swim  and  er; 
With  wondrous  motions  swift  or  slow, 
Still  wand'ring  in  the  paths  below. 

'20  There  ships  divide  their  wat'ry  way. 
And  llocks  of  scaly  moasters  play; 
The  huge  leviathan  resides. 
And  fearless  sports  amid  the  tides. 

PAUSE    III. 

21   Vast  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord, 
All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word  ; 
And  the  whole  race  of  creatures  stands, 
Waiting  their  portion  from  thy  hands. 

2*2   While  each  receives  his  dirTrent  food. 
Their  cheerful  looks  pronounce  it  good  : 
Eagles  and  bears,  and  whales  and  worms. 
Rejoice  and  praise  in  dirTrent  forms. 

23  But  when  thy  face  is  hid  they  mourn, 
And  dying,  to  their  dust  return  ; 
Both  man  and  beast  their  souls  resign  : 
Life,  breath,  and  spirit,  all  are  thine. 

24  Yet  thou  canst  breathe  on  dust  asain. 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  men ; 

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537  PROVIDENCE    OF    GOD* 

A  word  of  thy  creating  breath 
Repairs  the  wastes  of  time  and  death* 

25  Thy  works,  the  wonders  of  thy  might. 
Are  honord  with  thy  own  delight  : 
How  awful  are  thy  glorious  ways  ! 
Thou,  Lord,  art  dreadful  in  thy  praise. 

26  The  earth  stands  trembling  at  thy  stroke* 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  smoke  ; 
Yet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face, 

And  tell  their  wants  to  sov?reign  grace. 

27  In  thee  my  hopes  and  wishes  meet. 
And  make  my  meditations  sweet; 
Thy  praises  shall  my  breath  employ. 
TilJ  it  expires  in  endless  joy. 

28  While  haughty  sinners  die  accurst, 
Their  glory  buried  with  their  dustj 

1  to  my  God,  my  heav'nly  King, 
Immortal  halleluiahs  sing. 


PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD, 


C.  M. 

Q  Q  7   ^°'^-  providence  directs  all  thi?ig 
OO  /  for  the  lest. 

COMMIT  thy  way  unto  the  Lord, 
Who  led  thee  through  the  past ; 
He  will,  according  to  his  word. 
Deliver  thee  at  last. 
9  The  great,  the  wise,  the  mighty  God, 
Has  all  things  in  his  view  : 
Although  the  heav'ns  are  his  abode j 
Yet  he  looks  on  us  too. 
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TK"  i-.NCK     OF    GOD.  3M 

3  The  Lord  who  numbered  all  our  days. 

Knows  how   *  i  make  us  blest; 
He  who  has  poii  ted  out  our  ways. 

Works  all  I        gs  for  the  best. 

4  We  need  i  ,  we  need  not  doubt, 

The  Loni  is    till  our  friend  ; 
His  wondrous  ways  will  bring  about 
His  blessings  in  the  end. 

5  God,  who  has  made  the  earth  and  seas, 

"When  he  gave  his  commands, 
.May  deal  with  us  as  him  doth  please, 
Are  we  but  in  his  hands. 

6  His  mighty  hand  which  doth  provide 

For  all  that  live  and  move, 

Will  ever  with  his  grace  abide) 

And  guard  us  by  his  love. 

7  His  providence  is  over  all ; 

He  gives  us  all  we  n 
Whatever  may  pass  or  us  befall, 

Is  for  our  good  indeed.  1 

^)^)0         (rod's  providence  everywhere, 

1  /"1  REAT  God,  thy  providence  and  care* 
VT  I  see  and  find  them  ev'ry where  ; 
Whene'er  my  Lord.  I  look  to  thee, 

Thy  hand  of  providence  I  see. 

2  Why  should  I  doubt,  or  grieve,  or  moan  1 
Since  all  I  am  to  thee  is  known  ; 

And  as  thy  mercies  have  decreed, 
Thy  hand  shall  give  me  as  I  need. 

3  For  all  my  troubles,  woes,  and  grief, 
Thy  providence  points  out  relief; 
Although  I  cannot  understand 

The  dealings  of  thy  bounteous  hand* 

4  Thy  providence  directs  and  guides, 
And  for  each  creature's  wants  provide?  : 

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339,  340         PROVIDENCE    OF    god. 

For  meanest  creatures  on  the  earth, 
Like  as  for  those  of  noblest  birth. 

0  Why  should  I  not  on  thee  depend  ? 
A  creature  made  for  that  great  end, 
To  be  an  object  of  thy  love, 

To  live  and  dwell  with  thee  above. 

C.  M. 

Bool'  of  divine  providence, 

1  T   ET  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 

I  j  AbasM  before  the  Lord ! 
"Whatever  his  powerful  hand  has  fornrd, 

He  governs  with  a  word. 
*2  Ten  thousand  ages  ere  the  skies 

"Were  into  motion  brought, 
All  the  long  years  and  worlds  to  come 

Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

3  There  5s  not  a  sparrow  or  a  worm 

0?erlook?d  in  his  decrees, 
He  raises  monarchs  to  the  throne, 
Or  sinks  with  equal  ease. 

4  If  light  attend  the  course  I  go, 

"Lis  he  provides  the  rays  ; 
And  -'tis  his  hand  that  hides  the  sun, 
If  darkness  cloud  my  days. 

5  Trusting  his  wisdom  and  his  love, 

I  would  not  wish  to  know, 
What  in  the  book  of  his  decrees 
Awaits  me  here  below. 

6  Be  this  alone  my  fervent  pray'r : 

Whatever  my  lot  shall  be, 
Or  joys,  or  sorrows,  may  they  forni 
My  soul  for  heav'n  and  thee ! 

DiA  .  CM. 

tJrxX)       God's  u'ays  incomprehensible. 
1    f\  OD  moves  i.n  a  mysterious  way, 
\J  His  wonders  to  perform, 
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PROVfDEXCE    OF    GOD. 

He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea. 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 
2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 
Of  never-failing  skill. 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  des:_ 
And  works  his  sovereign  \\ 
re  fearful  saints!  fresh  courage  take  : 
The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  will  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 
4  Judge  not  the  Lord,  by  feeble  e 
But  trust  him  for  his  grace  : 
bind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

"  His  purposes  will  ripen  fas:. 
Unfolding  ev'ry  hour  : 
The  bud  may  have  a  bittei  taste 

But  sweet  will  be  th 
...d  unbelief  is  sure  to  err. 
And  scan  his  work  in  vain  : 
-  own  interpreter. 

c.  ur. 

Q  i  1  ^" 

0  -±  J_     tea  ;  or,  the  blessing  of  rain .  Ps.  65 . 

1  '   j IS  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  Bta 

1^    God  of  eternal  pow'r  ! 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command. 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

2  Thy  morning  light  and  ev'nir.g  shade 

Successive  comforts  bring; 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad^ 
Thy  flow'rs  adorn  the  spring. 

3  Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  and  hours 

Heav'n,  earth,  and  air.  are  thin 
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&42  PROVIDING  I.    OF    GOT). 

When  clouds  distill  in  fruitful  show'rs, 
The  Author  is  divine, 

4  Those  wand'ring  cisterns  in  the  sky* 

Borne  by  the  winds  around, 
With  wat'ry  treasures  well  supply 

The  furrows  of  the  ground; 

le  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 

And  lanks  of  corn  appear; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still 3, 

Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 

L.  M; 
^  j  •)    ±h&  divine  nature,  providence^  and gtaeei 
Oi/6  Psalm  117. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord:  'tis  good  to  raise 
Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise; 
His  nature  and  his  works  invito 
To  make  this  duty  our  delight; 

2  The  Lord  builds  up  Jerusalem, 
And  gathers  nations  to  his  name ; 
His  mercy  melts  the  stubborn  soul, 
And  makes  the  broken  spirit  whole. 

!3  He  fornrd  the  stars,  those  heav'nly  flamei 
lie  counts  their  numbers,  calls  their  names; 
His  sovereign  wisdom  knows  no  bound, 
A  deep  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drowird; 

•i   Great  is  the  Lord,  and  great  his  might; 
And  all  his  glories  infinite  : 
He  crowns  the  meek,  rewards  the  just, 
And  treads  the  wicked  to  the  dust. 

5  Sing  to  the  Lord,  exalt  him  high, 
Who  spreads  his  clouds  around  the  sky ; 
There  he  prepares  the  fruitful  rain, 
Nor  lets  the  drops  descend  in  vain. 

G   He  makes  the  grass  the  hills  adorn, 
And  clothes  the  smiling  fields  with  corn  \ 
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343 


The  beasts  with  food  his  hands  supply, 
And  feeds  the  ravens  when  they  cry. 

7    What  is  the  creature's  skill  or  force? 
The  vigorous  man,  the  warlike  horse, 
The  sprightly  wit,  the  active  limb? 
All  are  too  mean  delights  for  him. 

S   Bat  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight : 
He  views  his  children  with  delight; 
He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear, 
And  finds  and  loves  his  image  there. 

9,(0    ,  L.  M. 

tJ^'J  God's  condescension  to  human  affairs* 

1  T  TP  to  the  Lord,  who  reigns  on  high, 

(^     And  views  the  nations  from  afar, 
Let  everlasting  praises  fly, 

And  tell  how  large  his  bounties  are. 

2  He  that  can  shake  the  worlds  he  made, 

Or  with  his  word,  or  with  his  rod  ; 
His  sroodne^s,  how  amazing  great  ? 
And  what  a  condescending  God! 

3  God,  that  must  stoop  to  view  the  skies, 

And  bow  to  see  what  angels  do, 
Down  to  the  earth  he  casts  his  eyes, 
And  bends  his  footsteps  downward  too, 

4  He  overrules  all  mortal  things, 

And  manages  our  mean  affairs ; 
On  humble  souls  the  King  of  kings 
Bestows  his  counsels  and  his  cares. 

5  Our  sorrows  and  our  tears  we  pour, 

Into  the  bosom  of  our  God  ; 
He  hears  us  in  the  mournful  hour. 
And  helps  to  bear  the  heavy  load, 

6  In  vain  might  lofty  princes  try, 

Such  condescension  to  perform  ; 
For  worms  were  never  rais'd  so  hisrb 
Above  their  meanest  fellow  worm* 
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344,  345  PRAISE    TO    GOD. 

7  Oh  !   could  our  thankful  hearts  devise 
A  tribute  equal  to  thy  grace, 
To  the  third  heav'n  our  songs  should  rise, 
And  teach  the  golden  harps  thy  praise. 


PRAISE  TO  GOD. 


L.  M, 

Praise  to  God  for  his  loundless  love 
ET  all  in  heav'n  their  praises  bring, 
All  things  on  earth  and  in  the  seas, 
Unite  and  worship  him  our  King, 
And  show  the  wonders  of  his  grace. 


■i 


2  The  brightest  angels  near  his  throne, 

With  all  the  happy  hosts  above, 
Delight  to  make  his  glories  known, 
And  show  the  greatness  of  his  love. 

3  But  0,  his  love  is  greater  still, 

Than  men  or  angels  can  conceive; 
None  are  so  wise  as  to  reveal 

His  boundless  love  by  which  we  live. 

4  Immensely  great  and  numberless 

Are  the  bless'd  bounties  of  his  hands, 
The  vilest  sinners  must  confess, 

Though  they  abuse  his  just  csmmands. 

5  Should  we  not  love  and  praise  that  God, 

On  whom  the  hosts  of  heav'n  attend  ? 
Yet  condescends  to  our  abode, 
And  visits  us  like  as  a  friend, 
OAK  8,7,8,7,7,7. 

OtcCJ  Praise  to  ike  Lord  for  It  is  blessi?igs* 
1   T   ET  us  join  to  praise  our  Maker, 
1  j  Let  us  worship  him  our  King; 
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PRAISE    TO    GOD.  345 

And  with  angels  be  partaker, 

And  glad  songs  of  praises  sing. 
See  the  wonders  he  has  wrought ! 
O,  his  grace  exceeds  our  thought. 

2  Praise  the  Father  who  esteem'd  us, 

Who  is  ever  kind  and  good ; 
Praise  the  Son  who  hath  redeem'd  us, 

By  the  shedding  of  his  blood : 
By  his  blessed  Spirit's  aid, 
Heirs  of  heaven  we  are  made. 

3  Let  us  join  with  ev'ry  nation, 

And  with  all  who  praise  the  Lord ; 
Thank  the  Lord  for  our  salvation, 

And  the  knowledge  of  his  word : 
For  the  word  of  life  and  peace, 
That  of  joy  and  happiness. 

4  Praise  the  Lord  for  ev'ry  blessing, 

Which  we  constantly  receive  : 
Grace  and  love  are  never  missing ; 

Let  us  praise  him  while  we  live  : 
Worthless  creatures  as  we  are, 
Yet  the  objects  of  his  care. 

3  Xumberless  are  all  his  blessings, 

More  than  we  can  ever  know ; 
Should  we  join  to  sing  his  praises, 

Here  with  all  on  earth  below, 
All  would  fail  to  speak  his  worth, 
Or  to  set  his  praises  forth. 

6  Praises  be  to  God  for  ever ; 

Praise  him  all  ye  hosts  above ! 
Grace  and  mercy  faileth  never 

With  our  God,  the  God  of  love. 
Glory,  honor,  praise,  and  pow;r, 
Be  to  God  for  evermore.  X 

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346  PRAISE    TO    GOD. 

4  lines  6?s  and  2  lines  S?s. 

9   I  (\  PmiM  to  G°(l  for  salvation,  life, 
OdU  food. 

1  pOAlE  let  us  praise  our  God! 
V     Like  as  the  angels  do, 
And  show  his  love  abroad 

To  all  on  earth  below  : 
Our  joyful  songs  to  God  we  raise, 
And  humbly  join  to  sing  his  praise. 

2  The  mercies  of  our  Lord 

Are  endless,  great,  and  good; 
To  us  they  e'er  afford, 

Salvation,  life,  and  food  : 
His  promises  are  ever  sure, 
And  will  endure  for  evermore. 

3  God  shows  his  love  and  grace, 

And  makes  his  counsels  known  ; 
To  save  the  fallen  race, 

He  sent  his  only  Son  ; 
Who  bled  and  died  upon  the  tree, 
To  ransom  us  and  set  us  free. 

4  His  Spirit  from  above, 

For  Jesus5  sake  is  giv'n  ! 
vVho  rills  our  hearts  with  love, 

And  tits  our  souls  for  heawn  ! 
His  blessed  sifts  are  then  applied, 
And  we  shall  then  be  sanctified. 

5  What  more  should  God  bestow 

Upon  the  human  race, 
While  they  live  here  below, 

Than  to  enjoy  his  grace  ? 
Such  grace  as  will  cause  man  to  be 
Felicitous  eternally. 

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OJ7  S.M. 

vti  Heavenly  joy  on  earth. 

1  /  10ME,  we  that  love  the  Lord, 
\j  And  let  our  joys  be  known; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 

And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 

Be  banish'd  from  the  place! 
Religion  never  was  design'd 
To  make  our  pleasures  less. 

3  Let  those  refuse  to  sing, 

That  never  knew  our  God; 
But  favorites  of  the  heav'nly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 

4  The  God  that  rules  on  high, 

And  thunders  when  he  please, 
That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
And  manages  the  seas  ; 

5  This  awful  God  is  ours, 

Our  Father  and  our  love  ; 
He  shall  send  down  his  heav'nly  powers 
To  carry  us  above. 

6  There  we  shall  see  his  face, 

And  never,  never  sin  ; 
There  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace, 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in. 

7  Yes,  and  before  we  rise 

To  that  immortal  state, 
The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss 
Should  constant  joys  create. 

8  The  men  of  grace  have  found, 

Glory  begun  below  ; 
Celestial  fruits  on  earthly  ground, 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow. 

9  The  hill  of  Zion  yields 

A  thousand  sacred  sweets, 


348,  349  praise  to  god. 

Before  we  reach  the  heav'nly  fields, 

Or  walk  the  golden  streets. 
10  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 

And  ev'ry  tear  be  dry ; 
We  're  marching  through  Immanuel's  ground, 

To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

L.  M. 

Q  A  Q     Praise  to  God  from  all  nations, 
O40  Psalm  117. 

1  TT^ROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 

r  Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise  ; 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  ev'ry  land,  by  ev'ry  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord  ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word  : 

Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 

3  Your  lofty  themes,  ye  mortals,  bring; 
In  songs  of  praise  divinely  sing; 
The  great  salvation  loud  proclaim, 
And  shout  for  joy  the  Savior's  name. 

4  In  ev'ry  land  begin  the  song; 
To  ev'ry  land  the  strains  belong ; 
In  cheerful  sounds  all  voices  raise, 
And  fill  the  world  with  loudest  praise. 


349 


L.  M. 

Praise  for  temporal  blessings  ;  or}  commo?i 
and  spiritual  mercies.     Psalm  68. 
"TT7E  bless  the  Lord,  the  just,  the  good, 

V  V     Who  fills  our  hearts  with  joy  and  food, 
Who  pours  his  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  loads  our  days  with  rich  supplies. 
He  sends  the  sun  his  circuit  round, 
To  cheer  the  fruits,  to  warm  the  ground ; 
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350 


He  bi  Is  the  clouds,  with  plenteous  rain, 
Refresh  the  thirsty  earth  again. 
*Tis  to  his  care  we  owe  our  breath, 
And  all  our  near  escapes  from  death  : 
Safety  and  health  to  God  belong; 
He  helps  the  weak,  and  guards  the  strong. 
He  makes  the  saint  and  sinner  prove 
The  common  blessings  of  his  love; 
But  the  wide  difPrence  that  remains 
Is  endless  joy,  or  endless  pains. 
The  Lord,  that  bruis'd  the  serpent's  head, 
On  all  the  serpent's  seed  shall  tread ; 
The  stubborn  sinner's  hope  confound, 
And  smite  him  with  a  lasting  wound. 
But  his  right  hand  his  saints  shall  raise 
From  the  deep  earth,  or  deeper  seas, 
And  bring  them  to  his  courts  above; 
There  shall  they  taste  his  special  love. 


orn  l.  m. 

£/V  VJ  A  S07ig  of  praise  to  God. 

1  rpO  God  the  universal  King, 

JL    Let  all  mankind  their  tribute  bring; 
All  that  have  breath  your  voices  raise, 
In  songs  of  never-ceasing  praise. 

2  The  spacious  earth  on  which  we  tread, 
And  wider  heav'ns  stretch'd  o'er  oui  head, 
A  large  and  solemn  temple  frame 

To  celebrate  its  Builder's  fame. 

3  Here  the  bright  sun,  that  rules  the  day, 
As  through  the  sky  he  makes  his  way, 
To  all  the  world  proclaims  aloud 

The  boundless  sov'reignty  of  God. 

4  When  from  his  courts  the  sun  retires, 
And  with  the  day  his  voice  expires, 

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o5l  PRAISE    TO    GOD. 

The  moon  and  stars  adopt  the  song, 

And  through  the  night  their  praise  prolong. 

5  The  listening  earth  with  rapture  hears 
Th'  harmonious  music  of  the  spheres; 
And  all  her  tribes  the  notes  repeat, 
That  God  is  wise,  and  good,  and  great. 

6  But  man,  endow'd  with  nobler  pow'is, 
His  God  in  nobler  strains  adores ; 

His  is  the  gift  to  know  the  song, 
As  well  as  sing  with  tuneful  tongue. 


L.  M. 

Q/T  1       Praise  to  God  as  the  Creator  and 
ZJ  t)  J_  Preserver. 

1  T)EFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
J3  Ye  nations  bow,  with  sacred  joy  : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone  ; 

He  can  create  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  pow'r,  without  our  aid, 

Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men ; 
And  when,  like  wand'ring  sheep,  we  stray'd, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care — 

Our  souls,  and  all  our  mortal  frame  : 
What  lasting  honors  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  ? 

4  We  '11  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs ; 

High  as  the  heav'ns  our  voices  raise; 
And  earth  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  piaise. 

5  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command, 

Vast  as  eternity,  thy  love; 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 
2D0 


PRAISE    TO    GOD.  352,  353 

C.  M. 

3F£\    Praise  to  God  for  preset' vat i 'o??  and 
t)  &  redemption. 

1  A^E  humble  souls !  approach  your  God 

X     With  songs  of  sacred  praise  ; 
For  he  is  good,  immensely  good. 
And  kind  are  all  his  ways. 

2  All  nature  owns  his  guardian  care; 

In  him  we  live  and  move  : 
But  nobler  benefits  declare 
The  wonders  of  his  love. 

3  He  gave  his  Son,  "  his  only  Son," 

To  ransom  rebel  worms  : 
'Tis  here  he  makes  his  goodness  known. 
In  its  diviner  forms. 

4  To  this  dear  refuge,  Lord  !  we  come  ; 

5Tis  here  our  hope  relies ; 
A  safe  defence,  a  peaceful  home, 
When  storms  of  trouble  rise. 

5  Thine  eye  beholds  with  kind  regard, 

The  souls  who  trust  in  thee  ; 
Their  humble  hope  thou  wilt  reward, 
With  bliss  divinely  free. 

6  Great  God,  to  thy  almighty  love, 

What  honors  shall  we  raise  ? 
Not  all  the  rapturd  songs  above 
Can  render  equal  praise, 

S.  M. 

Praise  for  spiritual  and  temporal 

mereirs.      Psalm  103, 

1  r\  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
\  /  Let  all  within  me  join. 

And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favors  are  divine. 

2  O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul! 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
29] 


354  PRAISE    TO    GOD. 

Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 
3  Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins, 
'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain, 
*Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 
I  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love, 

When  ransom'd  from  the  grave: 
He  that  redeemed  my  soul  from  hell, 
Hath  so v 'reign  pow'r  to  save. 
•5  He  nils  the  poor  with  good  ; 
He  gives  the  sutFrers  rest; 
The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud, 
And  justice  for  th'  opprest. 
6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 
He  made  by  Moses  known  : 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
Ey  his  beloved  Son. 

qr'i  C.  M 

£/VTL  God  s  goodness  and  grace. 

1  TNDULGENT  Father!  how  divine, 

J    How  bright  thy  bounties  are! 
Through  nature's  ample  round  they  shine, 
Thy  goodness  to  declare. 

2  But  in  the  nobler  work  of  grace, 

What  sweeter  mercy  smiles 
In  my  benign  Redeemer's  face, 
And  ev'ry  fear  beguiles! 

3  Such  wonders,  Lord,  while  I  survey, 

To  thee  my  thanks  shall  rise, 
When  morning  ushers  in  the  day, 
Or  ev'ning  veils  the  skies. 

4  When  glim'ring  life  resigns  its  flame, 

Thy  praise  shall  tune  my  breath; 
The  sweet  remembrance  of  thy  name 
Shall  sild  the  shades  of  death. 


PRAISK    TO    GOD.  -'ij-i-A 

5  But  oh!  how  blest  my  sons:  shall  rise, 

When  freed  from  feeble  clay, 
And  all  thy  glories  meet  mine  eyes 
In  one  eternal  day. 

6  Not  seraphs,  who  resound  thy  name 

Through  yon  ethereal  plains, 
Shall  glow  with  a  diviner  flame, 
Or  raise  sublimer  strains. 


[From  the  German  of  Gelhrt, — By  J.  S.] 

Q£l_    \  9,8,9,8,9,8,9,8. 

fjfj'tfc     ^\_      The  benevolence  of  God. 

1  Tj  OVV  good  our  God  in  ev'ry  blessing  ! 
\~~1_  Can  he  be  rational  who  denies  ? 
Who  with  a  harden'd  heart  suppressing, 

Withholds  that  tribute  due  the  skies  I 
No; — be  my  endless,  great  employment 

To  muse  upon  that  boundless  love; 
He  still  remembers  my  enjoyments, 

Adore,  my  heart !   thy  fiiend  above. 

2  Who  form'd  and  wondrously  defends  me  ? 

That  God  who  needs  no  gifts  of  mine. 
WTho  with  long-sufPring  love  attends  me  ? 

E'en  He  whose  counsels  I  decline. 
Whose  soothing  voice  each  doubt  represses  ? 

WThose  smiles  my  powers  of  soul  recall? 
WTho  with  success  abundant  blesses  ? 

Does  not  his  arm  achieve  it  all  ? 

3  See,  O  my  soul!  yon  life  unbounded, 

For  which  thou  hast  been  bless'd  to  be, 
WThere  thou  with  splendor  all  surrounded, 

Th'  Eternal  as  he  is  shalt  see; 
Thou  hast  a  right  to  that  fruition  ; 

Through  God's  own  kindness  it  is  thine  ; 
Lo !  Christ  has  borne  a  world's  perdition, 

To  gain  for  thee  that  bliss  divine. 
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1155  PRAISE    TO    GOD. 

4  Shall  I  not  praise  that  God  and  fear  him  ? 

Shall  I  not  understand  his  grace  ? 
When  He  would  call  shall  I  not  hear  him, 

With  joy  the  path  he  shows  me  trace  / 
His  law  inspires  my  heart  to  labor, 

His  Word  sustains  it  evermore  ; 
E'en  as  myself  I  'd  love  my  neighbor, 

My  God  o'er  all  the  world  adore. 

5  This  is  his  will, — -this  my  thanksgiving, 

His  bright  perfections  thus  I  see; 
While  thus  within  his  law  I  'm  living, 

His  image  in  my  breast  shall  be. 
Each  toil  of  life  becomes  endearing, 

While  e'er  his  love  inspires  my  soul ; 
And  though  from  weakness  often  erring, 

I  still  am  free  from  sin's  control. 

6  Thy  mercy,  Lord  !   thy  love  appealing 

Before  mine  eyes  forever  be, 
With  sweet  composure  o'er  me  stealing, 

To  consecrate  my  life  to  thee. 
O  let  them  soothe  each  transient  sorrow, 

And  fill  my  heart  with  happiness. 
Beguile  the  sting  which  Death  would  borrow, 

And  make  me  dread  his  terrors  less ! 


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1    f  ET  ev'rv  creature  ioin 

L- 


S.  M. 
Universal  praise.     Psalm  148. 


To  praise  th'*  eternal  God  ; 
Ye  heav'nly  hosts,  the  song  begin, 

And  sound  his  name  abroad. 
Thou  sun  with  golden  beams, 

And  moon  with  paler  rays. 
Ye  starry  lights,  ye  twinkling  flamei, 

Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 
He  built  those  worlds  above, 

And  fis'd  their  wondrous  frame  j 
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fftAlSE    TO    GOD.  &>*] 

By  his  command  they  stand  or  move; 
And  ever  speak  his  name; 
4  Ye  vapors,  when  ye  rise, 

Or  fall  in  show'rs  of  snow. 
Ye  thunders,  murnrring  round  the  skies> 
His  pow'r  and  glory  show. 
3   Wind,  hail,  and  flashing  fire, 
Agree  to  praise  the  Lord, 
When  ye  in  dreadful  storms  conspire 
To  execute  his  word. 
6  By  ail  his  works  above, 
His  honors  be  expressed  ; 
But  saints,  who  taste  his  saving  love. 
Should  sing  his  praises  best; 


?  Let  earth  and  ocean  know 

They  owe  their  Maker  praise  ; 
Praise  him,  ye  wat'ry  worlds  below. 
And  monsters  of  the  seas. 
S  From  mountains  near  the  sky, 
Let  his  high  praise  resound, 
From  humble  shrubs  and  cedars  high; 
And  vales  and  fields  around. 

9  Ye  lions  of  the  wood. 

And  tamer  beasts  that  graze, 
Ye  live  upon  his  daily  food, 
And  he  expects  your  praise. 

10  Ye  birds  of  lofty  wing, 

On  high  his  praises  bear, 
Or  sit  on  rlow'ry  boughs,  and  sing 
Your  Maker's  glory  there. 

11  Ye  creeping  ants  and  worms, 

His  various  wisdom  show ; 
And  flies,  in  all  your  shining  swarms; 
Praise  him  who  drest  you  so. 
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35G  THE    TRINITY. 

12  By  all  the  earth-born  race. 
His  honors  be  express'd  ; 

But  saints,  who  know  his  heawnly  grace, 
Should  learn  to  praise  him  best. 


13  Monarchs  of  wide  command, 
Praise  ye  th?  eternal  King; 
Judges,  adore  that  sovereign  hand, 
Whence  all  your  honors  spring. 
1  i  Let  vig'rous  youth  engage 
To  sound  his  praises  high; 
While  growing  babes,  and  with'ring  age, 
Their  feebler  voices  try. 

15  United  zeal  be  shown 

His  wondrous  fame  to  raise  : 

God  is  the  Lord ;  his  name  alone 

Deserves  our  endless  praise. 

16  Let  nature  join  with  art, 

And  all  pionounce  him  blest; 
But  saints  who  dwell  so  near  his  heart, 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 


THE  TRINITY. 

C.  M. 
Q K.(\    The  doctrine  and  use  of  the  Trinity. 
dt)\)  Ephes.  2,  18. 

1  HHATHER  of  glory  !  to  thy  name 
J"    Immortal  praise  we  give, 
Who  dost  an  act  of  grace  proclaim,. 

And  bid  us  rebels  live. 

2  Immortal  honor  to  the  Son, 

Who  makes  thine  anger  cease  j 
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TI1K    TRINITY.  337 

Our  lives  he  ransoirfd  with  his  own. 
And  died  to  make  our  peac*.'. 

3  To  thy  almighty  Spirit  be 

Immortal  glory  gi?'o, 
Whose  influence  brings  us  near  to  thee. 
And  trains  us  up  for  heav'n. 

4  Let  men,  with  their  united  voice. 

Adore  tlr  eternal  God, 
And  spread  his  honors  and  their  joys 
Through  nations  far  abroad. 

5  Let  faith,  and  love,  and  duty  join, 

One  geirial  song  to  raise  ; 
Let  saints  in  earth  and  heav'n  combine 
In  harmony  and  praise. 

L.  M. 

3,T^  A  song  of  praise  to  the  ever-blessed 
0  I  Trinity. 

1  T)LESS?D  be  the  Father  and  his  love, 

|J  To  whose  celestial  source  we  owe 
Rivers  of  endless  joy  above, 

And  rills  of  comfort  here  below. 

2  Glory  to  thee,  great  Son  of  God  ! 

From  whose  dear  wounded  body  rolls 
A  precious  stream  of  vital  blood, 
Pardon  and  life  for  dying  souls. 

3  We  give  thee,  sacred  Spirit,  praise, 

Who  in  our  hearts  of  sin  and  woe 
Makes  living  springs  of  grace  arise, 
And  into  boundless  glory  flow. 

4  Thus  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 

And  God  the  Spirit,  we  adore. 
That  sea  of  life  and  love  unknown, 
Without  a  bottom  or  a  shore. 
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358.  359  chrisi*. 

org  c.  m. 

00  C  To  rt«  Trinity. 

1  /  \  HOLY  Father,  God  of  love  ! 
V  /  To  thee  our  hearts  we  raise ; 
Thy  all-sustaining  pow'r  we  prove> 

And  gladly  sing  thy  piaise. 

2  Lord  Jesus,  thine  we  wish  to  be, 

Our  sacrifice  receive  ; 
Made,  and  preserved,  and  sav'd  by  thee> 
To  thee  ourselves  we  give. 

3  Come,  Holy  Ghost,  the  Savior's  love 

Shed  in  our  hearts  abroad  ; 

So  shall  we  ever  live,  and  movej 

And  be  with  Christ  in  God. 


CHRIST. 


L.  M. 


Q  f?  A  The  deity  and  htnnanity  of  Christ. 

00  t)  John  1,3,  14;  Col.  1,  16;  Ephes.  3,  9,  10. 

1  T^RE  the  blue  heav'ns  were  stretch'd  abroad, 

Pi  From  everlasting  was  the  Word  : 
With  God  he  was  ;  the  Word  was  God, 
And  must  divinely  be  ador'd. 

2  By  his  own  pow'r  weie  all  things  made; 

By  him  supported,  all  things  stand ; 
He  is  the  whole  creation's  Head, 
And  angels  fly  at  his  command. 

3  Ere  sin  was  born,  or  Satan  fell, 

He  led  the  host  of  morning  stars  j 
(Thy  generation  who  can  tell, 

Or  count  the  number  of  thy  years  ?) 

4  But  lo,  he  leaves  those  heav'nly  forms  ; 

The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay> 
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CHRIST.  SBO 

That  he  may  hold  converge  with  worms, 

Drest  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 
C  Mortals  with  joy  behold  his  face, 

TV  eternal  Father's  only  Son  ! 
How  full  of  truth  !   how  full  of  grace  ! 

When  through  his  flesh  the  Godhead  shone! 
(3  Archangels  leave  their  high  abode 

To  learn  new  myst'ries  here,  and  tell 
The  love  of  our  descending  God, 

The  glories  oi  Immanuel. 

tlUl/   God  the  Son  equal  with  the  Fat/ter. 

1  T^RIGH  r  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God  ! 
I  )   Our  spirits  bow  before  thy  seat  j 

To  thee  we  lift  an  humble  thought, 
And  worship  at  thine  awful  feet. 

2  Thy  pow'r  hath  form'd,  thy  wisdom  sways 

All  nature  with  a  sov'reign  word; 
And  the  bright  world  of  stars  obeys 
The  will  of  their  superior  Lord. 

3  Mercy  and  truth  unite  in  one. 

And,  smiling,  sit  at  thy  right  hand; 
Eternal  justice  guards  thy  throne, 

And  vengeance  waits  thy  dread  command. 

4  A  thousand  seraphs,  strong  and  bright, 

Stand  round  the  glorious  Deitv; 

But  who,  amongst  the  sons  of  light, 

Pretends  comparison  with  thee  I 

5  Yet  there  is  one,  of  human  frame, 

Jesus,  array'd  in  flesh  and  bloodj 
Thinks  it  no  robbery  to  claim 
A  full  equality  with  God. 

6  Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams, 

Their  essence  is  for  ever  onp  ; 
Though  thev  are  known  by  ditPrent  names, 
The  FATHER  GOD.  and  GOD  the  SOX. 
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SGI  CHRIST. 

7  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ,  our  King. 
With  equal  honors  be  ador'd  ; 
His  praise  let  ev'ry  angel  sing, 
And  all  the  nations  own  the  Lord. 


3fi1  .  c-  M- 

^-JUJL  T/ie  divinity  of  Christ, 

1  ri'HEE  we  adore,  eternal  Word! 

L    The  Father's  equal  Son  ; 
By  heav'n's  obedient  hosts  ador'd, 
Ere  time  its  course  begun. 

2  The  first  creation  has  display'd 

Thine  energy  divine; 
For  not  a  single  thing  was  made 
By  other  hands  than  thine. 

3  But  ransom'd  sinners,  with  delight, 

Sublimer  facts  survey,— 

The  all-creating  Word  unites 

Himself  to  dust  and  clay. 

1  Creation's  Author  now  assumes 
A  creature's  humble  form  : 
A  man  of  grief  and  woe  becomes, 
And  trod  on  like  a  worm. 

5  The  Lord  of  glory  bears  the  shame 

To  vile  transgressors  due  ; 
Justice  the  Prince  of  life  condemns 
To  die  in  anguish  too. 

6  God  over  all,  for  ever  blest, 

The  righteous  curse  endures  ; 
And  thus,  to  souls  with  sin  distressed, 
Eternal  bliss  insures. 

7  What  wonders  in  thy  person  meet, 

My  Savior,  all  divine  ! 
I  full  with  rapture  at  thy  feet, 
id  would  be  wholly  thine. 
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ciirist.  362,  363 


S.  M. 


z)\)&   C'trist*s  intt  ret*  si  on,     Heb.  7,  2.3. 
J     \  \  FELL,  the  Redeemer  's  gone 
\  \      T3  appear  before  our  God, 
To  sprinkle  o'er  the  flaming  throne 
With  his  atoning  blood. 

2  So  fiery  vengeance  now, 

Nor  burning  wrath  comes  down  ; 
If  justice  call  for  sinner's  blood, 
The  Savior  shows  his  own. 

3  Before  his  Father's  eye 

Our  humble  suit  he  moves; 
The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by, 
And  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves. 

4  Xow  may  our  joyful  tongues 

Our  Maker's  honor  sing, 
Jesus  the  priest  receives  our  songs, 
And  bears  them  to  the  King. 

5  We  bow  before  his  face, 

And  sound  his  glories  high  : 
"  Hosanna  to  the  God  of  grace, 
That  lays  his  thunder  by. 

6  On  earth  thy  mercy  reigns. 

And  triumphs  all  above;" 
But,  Lord,  how  weak  are  mortal  strains 
To  speak  immortal  love  ! 

6  lines  7's. 
Christ  the  Rock  of  Ages.     Isa.  26,   I. 

1  I  \  OCK  of  Ages,  shelter  me  ! 
[\   Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee  ! 

Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 

From  thy  wounded  side  which  flowM, 

Be  of  sin  the  double  cure; 

Cleanse  me  from  its  guilt  and  pow'r. 

2  Not  the  labor  of  my  hands, 
Can  fulfil  thy  law's  demands  : 

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3G4  CHRIST. 

Could  my  zeal  no  respite  know, 

Could  my  tears  for  ever  flow. 

All  for  sin  could  not  atone : 

Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone. 
3  Nothing  in  my  hand  1  bring, 

Simply  to  thy  cross  I  clin^; 

Naked,  come  to  thee  for  dress  5 

Helpless,  look  to  thee  for  grace : 

Foul,  I  to  the  fountain  fly, 

Wash  me,  Savior,  or  I  die ! 
i   While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 

When  my  eye-strings  break  in  death. 

When  I  soar  to  worlds  unknown, 

See  thee  on  thy  judgment  throne,— 

Rock  of  Ages,  shelter  me  ! 

Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee! 

3fi  <  L'    M 

eJUdt  Christ  our  Friend. 

1  T)OOR,  weak,  and  worthless,  though  I  arm 
X     1  have  a  rich  almighty  Friend ; 

Jesus,  the  Savior,  is  his  name, 
He  freely  loves,  and  without  end. 

2  He  ransorrrd  me  from  hell  with  blood; 

And,  by  his  pow'r,  my  foes  control'd  : 
He  found  me  wand'ring  far  from  God, 
And  brought  me  to  his  chosen  fold. 

3  But,  ah  !  my  inmost  spirit  mourns  ; 

And  well  my  eyes  with  tears  may  swim* 
To  think  of  my  perverse  returns  : 
I  've  been  a  faithless  friend  to  him. 

4  Often  my  gracious  Friend  I  grieve, 

Neglect,  distrust,  and  disobey; 
And  often  Satan's  lies  believe 

Sooner  than  all  my  Friend  can  say» 

5  Sure,  Were  I  not  most  vile  and  base, 

I  could  not  thus  my  Friend  requite! 
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Christ.  365.  MS6 

And  were  not  he  the  God  of  grace, 

He  Id  frown  and  spurn  me  from  his  sight. 

L.    M. 

{•  X  CJui.^i  our  limit  Priest  and  King;  and 
Christ  foming  to  judgment.    Rev.  1,  5-7 « 

1  VOW  to  the  Lord,  that  makes  us  know 
^_>    The  wonders  of  his  dying  love. 

Be  humble  honors  paid  below. 

And  strains  of  nobler  praise  above. 

2  'Twas  he  that  eleans'd  our  foulest  sins. 

And  washM  us  in  his  richest  blood; 

'Tis  he  that  makes  us  priests  and  kings, 

And  brings  us  rebels  near  to  God. 

3  To  Jesus,  our  atoning  Priestj 

To  Jesus,  our  superior  King, 
Be  everlasting  pow'r  confessed) 
And  ev'ry  tongue  his  glory  sing* 

4  Behold!  on  flying  clouds  he  comes, 

And  ev'ry  eye  shall  see  him  move  5 
Though  with  our  sins  we  pierc'd  him  once. 
Now  he  displays  his  pardoning  loVe. 

5  The  unbelieving  world  shall  wail, 

\Vhile  we  rejoice  to  see  the  day  : 

Come,  Lord ;  nor  let  thy  promise  fail, 

Nor  let  thy  chariots  long  delay. 

c.  it. 

Christ  the  Vine.     John  15,  1-5. 

1  TESUS,  immutably  the  same, 
,J    Thou  true  and  living  vine, 
Around  thy  all-supporting  stem 

My  feeble  arms  I  twine. 

2  Quicken'd  by  thee,  and  kept  alive, 

I  flourish  and  bear  fruit : 
My  life  I  from  thy  sap  derivej 
My  vigor  from  thy  root* 
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366- A  christ. 

3  I  can  do  nothing  without  thee  ; 

My  strength  is  wholly  thine; 
VVither'd  and  barren  should  1  be, 
If  sever'd  from  the  vine. 

4  Upon  my  leaf,  when  parch'd  with  heat, 

Refreshing  dew  shall  drop; 
The  plant  which  thy  right  hand  hath  set, 
Shall  ne'er  be  rooted  up. 

5  Each  moment,  water'd  by  thy  care, 

And  fenc'd  with  pow'r  divine, 
Fruit  to  eternal  life  shall  bear 
The  feeblest  branch  of  thine. 

OUU    i\_   Christ  the  Shepherd.     Ps.  23. 

1  iy/I  Y  Shepherd  will  supply  my  need, 
i\j_  Jehovah  is  his  name; 

In  pastures  fresh  he  makes  me  feed, 
Beside  the  living  stream. 

2  He  brings  my  wand'ring  spirit  back, 

When  I  forsake  his  ways  ; 
And  leads  me  for  his  mercy's  sake, 
In  paths  of  truth  and  grace. 

3  When  I  walk  through  the  shades  of  death, 

Thy  presence  is  my  stay; 
A  word  of  thy  supporting  breath 
Drives  all  my  fears  away. 

4  Thy  hand,  in  sight  of  ail  my  foes, 

Doth  still  my  table  spread  : 
My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 
Thine  oil  anoints  my  head. 

5  The  sure  provisions  of  my  God 

Attend  me  all  my  days; 
O  may  thine  house  be  mine  abode, 
And  all  my  work  be  praise. 

6  There  would  I  find  a  settled  rest, 

(While  others  go  and  come,) 
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No  more  a  stranger  or  a  guest, 
But  like  a  child  at  home. 


3fi7  c- M- 

UUl     Christ  the  Fountain.     Psalm  3»3.  9. 

1  rpHERE  is  a  fountain  nil'd  with  blood, 
J_    Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins; 
A.'.d  sinners  plungM  beneath  that  flood, 

Lose  ail  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoic'd  to  see 

That  fountain  in  his  day ; 

0  may  I  there,  though  vile  as  he. 
Wash  all  my  sins  away  ! 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb,  thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  pow"r, 
Till  all  the  ransom'd  church  of  God 
Be  sav'd,  to  sin  no  more. 

4  E'er  since,  by  faith,  I  saw  the  stream 

Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be  till  I  die. 

5  But  when  this  lisping,  stam'ring  tongue 

Lies  silent  in  the  grave, 
Then  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song 
I  '11  sing  thy  pow'r  to  save. 

OUO      Jesus  the  'Way.     John  14,  6. 

1  TESTS,  my  all,  to  heav'n  is  gone, 

t  J    He  whom  I  plac'd  my  hopes  upon  . 
His  track  I  see — and  I  '11  pursue 
The  narrow  way,  till  him  I  view  > — 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went, 
The  road  that  leads  from  banishment ; 
The  King's  highway  of  holiness 

1  II  go,  for  all  his  paths  are  peace* 

3  This  is  the  way  I  long  have  sought, 
And  mourn'd  because  I  found  it  not; 

305. 


360,  370  chrisTi 

My  grief,  my  burthen,  long  has  beerij 

Because  1  could  not  cease  from  sin. 
4  The  more  I  strove  against  its  pow'r, 

I  sin'd  and  stumbled  but  the  more  ; 

Till  late  1  heard  my  Savior  say, 

"  Come  hither,  soul,  for  I  'm  the  way." 
6  Lo  glad  I  come,  and  thou,  dear  Lamb, 

Shalt  take  me  to  thee  as  I  am  : 

Nothing  but  sin  I  thee  can  give$ 

Nothing  but  love  do  I  receive. 
G  I  Ml  tell  to  all  poor  sinners  round; 

What  a  dear  Savior  I  have  found  ; 

I  '11  point  to  thy  redeeming  blood, 

And  say,  "  Behold  the  way  to  God." 

0\)\)  Christ  the  Door.  John  10,  9  ;  Hos.  2,  15i 

1  i    WAKE,  our  souls,  and  bless  his  name, 
j\^  Whose  mercies  never  fail ; 

Who  opens  wide  a  door  of  hope 
In  Achor's  gloomy  vale* 

2  Behold  the  portal  wide  display'd, 

The  buildings  strong  and  fair; 
Within  Are  pastures  fresh  and  green. 
And  living  streams  are  there. 

3  Enter,  my  soul,  with  cheerful  haste, 

For  Jesus  is  the  door  ; 
Nor  fear  the  serpent's  wily  arts, 
Nor  fear  the  lion's  roar; 

4  0  may  thy  grace  the  nations  lead, 

And  Jews  and  Gentiles  come, 
All  trav'ling  through  one  bounteous  gatej 
To  one  eternal  home ! 

Vl\J  Christ  the  Ark.'    1  Peter  3,  20,  21. 
i  rPHE  deluge  at  t.h'  Almighty's  call, 
JL   In  what  impetuous  streams  it  fell ! 
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Swallow 'd  the  mountains  in  its  rage, 
And  swept  a  guilty  world  to  hell. 

2  In  vain  the  tallest  sons  of  pride 

Fled  from  the  close  pursuing  wave  ! 
Nor  could  their  mightiest  tow'rs  defend, 
Nor  swiftness  'scape,  noi  courage  save, 

3  How  dire  ihe  wreck!  how  loud  the  roar! 

How  shrill  the  universal  cry 
Of  millions  in  the  last  despair, 
Re-echo'd  from  the  low'ring  sky  ! 

4  Yet  Xoah,  humble,  happy  saint, 

Surrounded  with  the  chosen  few, 
Sat  in  his  ark,  secure  from  fear, 

And  sang  the  grace  that  steer'd  him  through. 

5  So  I  may  sing,  in  Jesus  safe, 

While  storms  of  vengeance  round  me  fall, 
Conscious  how  high  my  hopes  are  fix'd 
Beyond  this  trembling  earthly  ball. 

6  My  soul  in  Christ  securely  waits, 

Nor  can  she  leave  that  safe  retreat ; 
Till  the  wide  flood,  which  buries  earth, 
Shall  waft  her  to  a  heav'nly  seat. 

7  Nor  wreck  nor  ruin  there  is  seen  ; 

There  not  a  wave  of  trouble  rolls  ; 
But  the  bright  rainbow  round  the  throne 
Seals  endless  life  to  iansom'd  souls. 


371  L.  M. 

I  L    Christ  1 


!  the  Bridegroom.      Ephes.  5,  23. 

1  T  ESUS,  the  heav'nly  lover,  icave 

•  )    His  life  my  wretched  soul  to  save: 
Resolv'd  to  make  his  mercy  known, 
He  kindly  claims  me  for  his  own. 

2  Rebellious  I  against  him  strove, 
Till  melted  and  constrain'd  by  love  ; 
With  sin  and  self  I  freely  part, 

The  heav'nly  Bridegroom  wins  my  heart. 
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3  My  guilt,  my  wretchedness  he  knows, 
Yet  takes  and  owns  me  for  his  spouse  : 
My  debts  he  pays,  and  sets  me  free, 
And  makes  his  riches  o'er  to  me. 

4  My  filthy  rags  are  laid  aside, 

He  clothes  me  as  becomes  his  bride  ; 
Himself  bestows  my  wedding-dress, 
The  robe  of  perfect  righteousness. 

5  Lost  in  astonishment,  I  see, 
Jesus,  thy  boundless  love  to  me; 
With  angels  I  thy  grace  adore, 

And  long  to  love  and  praise  thee  more. 
0  Since  thou  wilt  take  me  for  thy  bride, 

0  keep  me,  Savior,  near  thy  side ; 

1  fain  would  give  thee  all  my  heart, 
Nor  ever  from  my  Lord  depart. 

O7Q  6  lines  8's. 

0  I  U  Christ  our  Kinsman,     Ruth  3,  4,  9. 

1  1  ESUS,  we  claim  thee  for  our  own, 
»J  Our  kinsman  near  allied  in  blood ; 
Flesh  of  our  flesh,  bone  of  our  bone, 

The  Son  of  man,  the  Son  of  God  : 
And  lo,  we  lay  us  at  thy  feet, 
Our  sentence  from  thy  mouth  to  meet. 

2  Partaker  of  my  flesh  below, 

To  thee,  O  Jesus,  I  apply ; 
Thou  wilt  thy  poor  relations  know, 

Thou  never  canst  thyself  deny  : 
Exclude  me  from  thy  guardian  care, 
Or  slight  a  sinful  beggar's  pray'r. 

3  Thee,  Savior,  at  my  greatest  need 

I  trust  my  faithful  friend  to  prove ; 
Now  o'er  thy  meanest  servant  spread 

The  skirt  of  thy  redeeming  love: 
Under  thy  wings  of  mercy  take, 
And  save  me  for  thy  merit's  sake- 
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CHRIST.  .'37-3 

4   Hast  thou  not  undertook  my  cause, 
Lord  over  all,  to  worms  allied  ? 
Answer  me  from  that  bleeding  cross, 
Demand  thy  dearly-rar.sorrrd  bride  ; 
And  let  my  soul,  betroth'd  to  thee, 
Thine  wholly,  thine  for  ever  be! 
C.  M. 

3*J  Q    Jest's  the  JMcssf-nger  of  the  Covenant, 
lO  Matth.  3, 1. 

1  I  ESUS,  commissioned  from  above, 
»J     Descends  to  men  below, 

And  shows  from  whence  the  springs  of  love, 
In  endless  currents  flow. 

2  He,  whom  the  boundless  heav'n  adores, 

Whom  angels  long  to  see, 
Quitted  with  joy  those  blissful  shores, 
Ambassador  to  me ! 

3  To  me  a  worm,  a  sinful  clod, 

A  rebel  all  forlorn  ; 
A  foe,  a  traitor  to  my  God, 
And  of  a  traitor  born  ; 

4  To  me,  who  never  sought  his  grace, 

Who  mock'd  his  sacred  word  ; 
Who  never  knew,  or  lov'd  his  face, 
And  all  his  will  abhor'd ; 

5  To  me  who  could  not  even  praise, 

"When  his  kind  heart  I  knew ; 
But  sought  a  thousand  devious  ways, 
Rather  than  keep  the  true; 

6  Yet  this  redeeming  angel  came, 

So  vile  a  worm  to  bless ; 
He  took  with  gladness  all  my  blame, 
And  gave  his  righteousness. 

7  O!   that  my  languid  heart  might  glow 

With  ardor  all  divine  ; 
And  for  more  love  than  seraphs  know, 
Like  burning  seraphs  shine. 
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374,  375 


374 
'T 


C.  M. 

Christ  the  Substance  of  the  Levitical 
Priesthood,     Heb.  7. 


The  types  are  now  withdrawn: 
So  fly  the  shadows  and  the  stars 
Before  the  rising  dawn. 

2  No  smoking  sweets,  nor  bleeding  lambs, 

Not  kid,  nor  bullock  slain, 
Incense  and  spice,  of  costly  names, 
Would  all  be  burnt  in  vain. 

3  Aaron  must  lay  his  robes  away, 

His  mitre  and  his  vest, 
When  God  himself  comes  down  to  be 
The  ofPring  and  the  priest. 

4  He  took  our  mortal  flesh,  to  show 

The  wonders  of  his  love  ; 

For  us  he  paid  his  life  below, 

And  prays  for  us  above. 

5  st  Father/'  he  cries,  "  forgive  their  sins, 

For  I  myself  have  died  ;,J 
And  then  he  shows  his  open'd  veins, 
And  pleads  his  wounded  side, 
q7/r  L.  M. 

0  I  O    Christ  the  Physician.     Jer.  8,  22. 

1  TYEEP  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made  \ 
xJ  Where  shall  the  sinner  find  a  cure? 

In  vain,  alas!  in  nature's  aid; 

The  work  exceeds  all  nature's  povv'r. 

2  Sin,  like  a  raging  fever,  reigns 

With  fatal  strength  in  ev'ry  part; 
The  dire  contagion  fills  the  veins, 
And  spreads  its  poison  to  the  heart. 

3  And  can  no  sov'reign  balm  be  found? 

And  is  no  kind  Physician  nigh, 
To  ease  the  pain,  and  heal  the  wound, 
Ere  life  and  hope  for  ever  fly  ? 
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37G 


1  There  is  a  great  Physician  near; 

Look  up,  O  fainting  soul,  and  live  ; 
See,  in  his  heav'nly  smiles  appear 
Such  ease  as  nature  cannot  give! 
3  See,  in  the  Savior's  dying  blood, 

Life,  health,  and  bliss,  abundant  flow; 
JTis  only  this  dear  sacred  flood 

Can  ease  thy  pain  and  heal  thy  woe. 


wya  s.  m. 

fj  •  U    The  impotent  man   cured.  John  5,  2-9. 

1  I  )ESIDE  the  gospel  pool, 
\)  Appointed  for  the  poor, 
From  year  to  year  a  sinful  soul 

Had  waited  for  a  cure. 

2  The  voice  of  one  unknown, 

Advancing  where  he  lay, 

Bespoke  him  in  a  gentle  tone, 

And  thus  it  seem'd  to  say  : 

3  "  Poor,  sinful,  dying  soul, 

Why  linger  here  and  die  ? 
Only  consent  to  be  made  whole, 
You  need  no  longer  lie. 

4  The  Savior  passing  by, 

Well  knows  your  sinking  state, 
And  while  the  Savior  is  so  nigh, 
The  sinner  need  not  wait." 

5  That  voice  dispelled  the  charm, 

His  fatal  slumbers  broke  ; 
He  saw  his  sins  with  fresh  alarm, 
And  feard  the  vengeful  stroke. 

6  Unable  to  endure, 

He  call'd  for  aid  divine — 
The  great  Physician  wrought  the  cure; 
That  guilty  soul  was  mine. 
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377,  378  christ. 


O77 

Oil    Christ  a  a 


C.  M. 

dored  by  the  heavenly  host. 
THE  delights,  the  heav'nly  joys, 
The  glories  of  the  place, 
Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beams 
Of  his  o'erflowing  grace  ! 

2  Princes  to  his  imperial  name 

Bend  their  bright  sceptres  down  ; 
Dominions,  thrones,  and  pow'rs,  rejoice 
To  see  him  wear  the  crown. 

3  Archangels  sound  his  lofty  praise, 

Through  ev'ry  heav'nly  street ; 
And  lay  their  highest  honors  down. 
Submissive  at  his  feet. 

4  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their  King, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains: 
Let  all  the  earth  his  honors  sing; 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

5  Now  to  the  Lamb,  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid  ; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain 
For  ever  on  thy  head ! 

6  Thou  hast  redeem'd  our  souls  with  blood, 

Hast  set  the  pris'ners  free, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 
L.  M. 
Characters  of  Christ  borrowed  from  inani- 
mate things  in  Scrij)tnre. 

1  /TO  worship  at  Immanuel's  feet, 

Vjf  See  in  his  face  what  wonders  meet ! 
Earth  is  too  narrow  to  express 
His  worth,  his  glory,  or  his  grace. 

2  The  whole  creation  can  afford 

But  some  faint  shadows  of  my  Lord; 
Nature,  to  make  his  beauties  known, 
Must  mingle  colors  not  her  own. 
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CttfclftT.  :<~c 

be  compar'd  to  wine  or  bread  ? 
Dear  Lord,  our  souls  would  thus  be  fed  ; 
Thai  hVsh.  that  dying  blood  of  thine, 

Is  bread  of  life,  is  heav'idy  wine, 
4   Is  he  a  tree  ?     The  world  receives 
Salvation  from  his  healing  leaves: 
That  righteous  branch,  that  fruitful  bough 
Is  David's  root  and  offspring  too. 
'    U  he  a  rose  ?     Not  Sharon  yi       - 
La  all  her  fields  5 
Of  if  the  lily  he  assume. 
The  valleys  bless  the  rich  perfume. 

I  [fl  he  a  vine  ?     His  heawnly  root 

plies  the  boughs  with  life  and  finite 
O  let  a  lasting  union  join 
My  soul  to  Christ,  the  living  vine! 

7  Is  he  the  head  ?     Each  member  lives, 
And  owns  the  vital  pow'rs  he  gives  j 
The  saints  below,  and  saints  above, 
Join'd  by  his  Spirit  and  his  love. 

B    U  he  a  fountain  ?     There  £  bathe, 
And  heal  the  plague  of  sin  and  death  c 
These  waters  all  my  soul  renew, 
And  cleanse  my  spotted  garments  too. 

9  Is  he  a  fire  ?     He  '"11  purge  my  dross ; 
But  the  true  gold  sustains  no  loss  : 
Like  a  refiner  shall  he  sit, 

And  tread  the  refuse  with  his  feet. 

10  Is  he  a  rock  ?     How  firm  he  proves, 
The  Rock  of  Ages  never  moves  ; 

Yet  the  sweet  streams  that  from  him  ft     ■  . 
Attend  us  all  the  desert  through. 

II  Is  he  a  way  ?     He  leads  to  God  ; 
The  path  is  drawn  in  lines  of  blood; 
There  would  I  walk,  with  hope  and  zeal, 
Till  I  arrive  at  Zion's  hill. 

o  3J3 


879  CHRIST. 

12  Is  be  a  door  ?     I  '11  enter  in  : 
Behold  the  pastures  Jarge  and  green  j 
A  paradise,  divinely  fair ; 

None  but  the  sheep  have  freedom  there  * 

13  Is  he  design'd  a  corner  stone, 

For  men  to  build  their  heav'n  upon  ? 
I  '11  make  him  my  foundation  too,. 
Nor  fear  the  plots  of  hell  below.. 

1  1  Is  he  a  temple  ?     I  adore 

Th'  indwelling  majesty  and  pow'r  ;• 
And  still  to  his  most  holy  place 
Whene'er  I  pray  I  '11  turn  my  face. 

±C>  Is  he  a  star  ?     He  breaks  the  night, 
Piercing  the  shades  with  dawning  light  £ 
I  know  his  glories  from  afar, 
I  know  the  bright,  the  morning  Star. 

16  I-  he  a  sun?     His  beams  are  grace, 
His  course  is  joy  and  righteousness  j 
Nations  rejoice  when-  be  appears., 
To  chase  their  clouds,  and  dry  their  tears. 

2  7   0  let  me  climb  those  higher  skies. 

Where  storms  and  darkness  never  rise! 
There  he  displays  his  pow'rs  abroad, 
And  shines  and  reigns  th'  incarnate  God. 
IS  Nor  earth,  nor  seas,  nor  sun,,  nor  stars, 
Nor  heav'n,  his  full  resemblance  bears  \ 
His  beauties  we  can  never  trace, 
Till  we  behold  him  face  to  face. 

'  The  offices  of 'Christ*  from  several  scriptures* 

1  TOIN  all  the  names  oflove  and  pow'r, 
»J    That  ever  men  or  angels  bore ; 

All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth. 
Or  set  Immanuel's  glory  forth. 

2  But  Oh !  wThat  condescending  ways 
He  takes  to  teach  his  heav'nly  grace  t 

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My  eyes  with  joy  and  wonder  see 
What  forms  of  love  he  bears  to  me. 

3  The  u  Angel  of  the  cov-'nant''  stands 
With  his  commission  in  his  hands, 
Sent  from  his  Father's  milder  throne, 
To  make  the  great  salvation  known. 

4  Great  Prophet !  let  me  bless  thy  name  ; 
By  thee  the  joyful  tidings  came, 

Of  wrath  appeas'd,  of  sins  forgr 
Of  hell  subdu'd,  and  peace  with  heav'n, 
3  My  bright  Example,  and  my  Guide, 
I  would  be  walking  near  thy  s. 

0  let  me  never  run  astray. 
Nor  follow  the  forbidden  v. 

6  I  love  my  Shepherd ;  he  shall  keep 
My  wandering  soul  amongst  his  she- 
He  feeds  his  rlock,  he  calls  their  names, 
And  in  his  bosom  bears  the  iambs, 

7  My  Surety  undertakes  my  ca 
Answering  his  Father's  broken  I 
Behold  my  soul  at  freedoi;    a   ts 
My  Surety  paid  the  dreadful  debt. 

8  Jesus,  my  great  High  Priest,  has  di 

1  seek  no  sacrifice  bes 

His  blood  did  once  for  all  atone, 
And  now  he  pleads  b  rone, 

9  My  Advocate  appears  on  high, 
The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by  ; 
Xot  all  that  earth  or  hell  can  say, 
Shall  turn  my  Fathers  heart  away. 

10  My  Lord,  my  Conqtrror.  and  my  K 
Thy  sceptre  and  the  sword,  I  sing  : 
Thine  is  the  viet'ry.  and  I  sit 

A  joyful  subject  at  thy  feet. 

11  Aspire,  my  soul,  to  glorious  deeds, 
The  ;<  Captain  of  salvation*''  leads  ; 

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March  on,  qoj  fear  to  win  i he  day, 
Though  death  and  hell  obstruct  the  way. 
i'2  Should  death,  and  hell,  and  pow'rs  unknown, 
Put  ull  1  heir  forms  of  mischief  on, 
I  shall  I"'  safe ;  foi  Christ  dii  pie 
Salvation  in  more  sov'reiirn  ways< 

->(  s\f  Praisi  to  t/u  Rtotdemet* 

1)    ! '  \<  ."I  >  in  .1  ■•.nit  of  dai  k  despair, 
We  \\  i  etched  sinnei  b  la  \ , 
\\  it hout  one  cheerful  beam  <»i  1 1 < » j »» * , 
Or  spai  V  "i  "Inn'i  in",  da) . 
.'  W  i!  h  pM  \  in"'  eyes,  the  Pi  ince  <'t  gra<  t 
Beheld  our  helpless  grief; 
lie  saw,  and  ( 1 1  amazing  love  I 
I [e  i an  i<>  our  relief. 
i  I  town  from  i  he  shining  seats  abot  e, 
Withjo)  ful  haste  he  fled, 
Enter'd  t  he  gra  ve,  in  mortal  flesh, 
And  dwell  among  the  dead. 
i  lie  spoil'd  the  pow'rs  <»i  darkness  thus. 
A  nd  In  eke  our  iron  chains  ; 
Jesus  has  freed  out  capt  ive  souls 
Prom  e\  erlnst ing  p;j m*. 
,1  [n  vain  t  he  baffled  prince  of  hell 
I  Ms  cursed  projects  1 1  iet  | 
We  that  were  doom'd  his  endless  Blaves, 
\  re  rais'd  above  i he  skies, 

6  Oh!  for  this  love,  let  rocks  and  hills 

Their  hist  ing  silence   Ineak  ; 

\  ml  all  he rmonious  human  tongues 
The  s.i\  ioj  "s  pi  aises  speak. 

7  yes  we  will  praise  thee,  dearest  Lord) 

Our  souls  are  ;ill  OH   Maine  j 

Hosanna,  round  the  spacious  earth| 

To  t  hine  adored   name  | 

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cum- 1 .  381,  382 

£   Angels,  assist  our  mighty  joys; 
Strike  all  your  harps  of  gold  ; 
Bui  when  you  raise  youi  highest  notes, 
His  love  can  ne'er  be  told* 

qoi  i .  m. 

OC  JL       Lovivg-lindiiess,      Isa.  I 

1  1   WAKE,  my  sou!,  to  joyful  lays, 

j  \    And  siller  the  great  Redeemer's  praise; 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  me, 
loving-kindness,  Oh,  how  free! 

2  He  saw  me  ruin'd  in  the  fall, 

Yet  lov'd  me  notwithstanding  all  ; 
11-'  savM  me  from  my  lost  estate, 
Hi-  loving-kindness,  Oh,  how  great! 

.'<  Though  num'rous  hosts  of  mighty  foes, 
Though  earth  and  hell  my  way  oppose, 
He  safely  leads  my  soul  along, 
His  loving-kindness,  Oh,  how  strong! 

-1   When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
11. i<  gathered  thick,  and  thunder'd  loud, 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood; 
His  loving  kindness,  Oh,  how  good! 

5  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart, 

Prone  from  my  Jesus  to  depart ; 

But  though  I  have  him  oft  forgot, 

His  loving-kindness  changes  not. 
G  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale, 

Soon  all  my  mortaJ  pow'rs  must  fail; 

Oh!  may  my  last  expiring  breath 

His  loving-kindness  sing  in  death. 
C.   M. 
QQi)  A  new  song  to  the  Lamb  that  teas  slain, 
OO/C  Rev.  5,  G,  8,  9^12. 

1    TOEHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb, 

I  )  Amidst  the  Father's  throne: 

Prepare  new  honors  for  his  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 
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383  CHRIST. 

2  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feet, 

The  church  adore  around, 
With  vials  full  of  odors  sweet, 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 

3  Those  are  the  pray'rs  of  all  the  saints, 

And  these  the  hymns  they  raise  ; 
Jesus  is  kind  to  our  complaints, 
He  loves  to  hear  our  praise. 

4  Eternal  Father,  who  shall  lool^ 

Into  thy  secret  will  } 
Who  but  the  Son  shall  take  that  book, 
And  open  ev'ry  seal  i 

5  He  shall  fulfil  thy  great  decrees, 

The  Son  deserves  it  well ; 
La,  in  his  hand  the  sovereign  keys 
Of  heaven,  and  death,  and  hell ! 

6  Now  to  the  Lamb,  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessing  paid  ; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  iemain 
For  ever  on  thy  head. 

7  Thou  hast  redeem/d  our  souls  with  blood, 

Hast  set  the  pris'ners  free  ; 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 

And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 
S  The  worlds  of  nature  and  of  grace, 

Are  put  beneath  thy  pow'r  : 
Then  shorten  these  delaying  days, 

And  bring  the  promis'd  hour. 

Osr)  L.  M. 

OlO       Christ's  sufferings  and  glory , 
1   "V*  O  vV  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise 
_  \    To  great  Jehovah's  equal  Son  ! 
Awake,  my  voice,  in  heav-nly  lays, 
Tell  loud  the  wonders  he  hath  done, 
S  Sing,  how  he  left  the  worlds  of  light, 
And  the  bright  robes  he  wore  above ; 
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Christ.  384 

How  swift  and  joyful  was  his  flight. 
On  wings  of  everlasting  love! 

3  Down  to  this  base,  this  sinful  earth, 

He  came  to  raise  our  nature  high  ; 
He  came  t'  atone  Almighty  wrath  : 
Jesus,  the  God,  was  born  to  did 

4  Hell,  and  its  lions,  roard  around; 

His  precious  blood  the  monster  spilt; 
While  weighty  sorrows  pressed  him  down, 
Large  as  the  loads  of  all  our  guilt. 

6  Deep  in  the  shades  of  gloomy  death, 

Th5  Almighty  captive  prisoner  lay  l 
Tlr  Almighty  captive  left  the  earth, 

And  rose  to  everlasting  day. 
8  Lift  up  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of  light, 

Up  to  his  throne  of  shining  grace  ; 
See  what  immortal  glories  sit 

Round  the  sweet  beauties  of  his  face  ! 

7  Amongst  a  thousand  harps  and  songs, 

Jesus,  the  God,  exalted  reigns  : 
His  sacred  name  fills  all  their  tongues, 
And  echoes  through  the  heav'nly  plains* 

3$)  4  C.  M. 

Otc      Redemption  by  price  and  poiver* 

1  TESTS,  with  all  thy  saints  above, 
, !  My  tongue  would  bear  her  part, 
Would  sound  aloud  thy  saving  love, 

And  sing  thy  bleeding  heart. 

2  Bless'd  be  the  Lamb,  my  dearest  Lord, 

Who  bought  me  with  his  blood, 
And  quenclrd  his  Father's  flaming  sword 
In  his  own  vital  flood  ; 

,'i  The  Lamb  that  freed  my  captive  soul 
From  Satan's  heavy  chains, 
And  sent  the  lion  down  to  howl, 
Where  hell  and  horror  reignsj 
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385,  386  christ. 

4  All  glory  to  the  dying  Lamb, 

And  never-ceasing  praise. 
While  angels  live  to  know  his  name, 
Or  saints  to  feel  his  grace. 

C.  M. 

3Q  £  Access  to  the  throne  of  grace  by  a  mediator. 
QO  1  Tim.  2,  5". 

1  (    OME,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes, 
\^i   Up  to  the  courts  above, 

And  smile  to  see  our  Father  there, 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

2  Once  'twas  a  seat  of  dreadful  wrath^ 

And  shot  devouring  flame  ; 
Our  God  appear'd  consuming  fire, 
And  vengeance  was  his  name. 

3  Rich  were  the  drops  of  Jesus''  blood, 

That  calm'd  his  frowning  face  ; 
That  sprinkled  o'er  the  burning  throne* 

And  turn'd  the  wrath  to  grace! 
A  Now  we  may  bow  before  his  feet,. 

And  venture  near  the  Lord  : 
No  fiery  cherub  guards  his  seat, 

Nor  double  flaming  sword. 

5  The  peaceful  gates  of  heav'niy  blfefl 

Are  open'd  by  the  Son  ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise. 
And  reach  th'  Almighty  throne. 

6  To  thee  ten  thousand  thanks  we  bring, 

Great  Advocate  on  high; 
And  glory  to  th'  eternal  King,. 
Who  lays  his  fury  by. 
C.  M. 
Q  Of{  Christ  Jesus,  the  Lamb  of  God,  worshipped 
*-)Q\j      by  all  the  creation.     Rev.  5,  11. 
1   /  \OME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs, 
\j  With  angels  round  the  throne  ; 
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Christ.  386-A 

Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2  "  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,'-'  they  cry, 

"  To  be  exalted  thus  :"" 
(i  Worthy  the  Lamb,'*'  our  lips  reply, 
"  For  he  was  slain  for  i>s." 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honor  and  pow'r  divine  ; 
And  blessings  more  than  we  can  gii 
Be,  Lord,  for  ever  thine. 

4  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  iaise  thy  glories  high. 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

5  The  whole  creation  join  in  one, 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  him  that  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 


i    A 


K5U    XX.     Excellency  of  Christ. 

1  (\  COULD  I  speak  the  matchless  worth, 
\^/   O  could  I  sound  the  glories  forth 

Which  in  my  Savior  shine, 
I  "d  soar  and  touch  the  heav'nly  string-, 
And  vie  with  Gabriel,  while  he  sing<, 

In  notes  almost  divine. 

2  I  'd  sing  the  precious  blood  he  spilt, 
My  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Of  sin  and  wrath  divine  ; 
I  'd  sing  his  glorious  righteousness, 
In  which  all-perfect  heavenly  dre>s 

My  soul  shall  ever  shine. 

3  I  'd  sing  the  characters  he  bears, 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  he  wears, 

Exalted  on  his  throne  : 
In  loftiest  songs  of  sweetest  praise, 
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386-Ij  CHRIST. 

I  would  to  everlasting  days 

Make  all  his  glories  known. 
-1  Well,  the  delightful  day  will  come, 

When  my  dear  Lord  will  bring  me  home. 

And  1  shall  see  his  face  ; 
Then  with  my  Savior,  brother,  friend, 
A  blest  eternity  I  511  spend, 

Triumphant  in  his  grace. 


Sh-P    -  .  .  c>  M- 

OU      i _)  Christ's  first  and  second  coming, 

1  QIKG  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands! 
O  Ye  tribes  of  ev'ry  tongue  ! 

His  new-discover'd  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 

2  Say  to  the  nations,— "  Jesus  reigns,55 

God's  own  almighty  Son; 
His  pow'r  the  sinking  world  sustains, 

And  grace  surrounds  his  throne. 
,1  Let  heav'n  proclaim  the  joyful  day, 

Joy  through  the  earth  be  seen ; 
Let  cities  shine  in  bright  array, 

And  fields  in  cheerful  green, 
i  Let  an  unusual  joy  surprise 

The  islands  of  the  sea  ; 
Ye  mountains !  sink,  ye  valleys !  rise, 

Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

.5  Behold,  he  comes, — he  comes  to  bless 
The  nations,  as  their  God ; 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  send  his  truth  abroad. 

'6  But  when  his  voice  shall  raise  the  dead, 
And  bid  the  world  draw  near, 
How  will  the  guilty  nations  dread, 
To  see  their  Judge  appear! 
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HOLY   SPIRIT.         386-C,  387 

.  -.  7,  7. 

3QR    (i  OhrUt  t.'i"  Lamb  enthroned  and  wot' 
CU"L  **m 

1  I_J  ARK  .'—ten  thousand  harps  and  voices 
Jtl    Sound  the  note  of  praise  above; 
Jesus  reigns,  and  heav'n  rejoices  ; 

Jesus  reiiins.  the  God  of  love  : 
See  !  he  sits  on  yonder  throne  ; 
Jesus  rules  the  world  alone. 

2  Jesus!  hail!  whose  glory  bright 

All  above,  and  gives  it  worth ; 
Lord  of  life!   thy  smile  enlightens, 

Cheers,  and  charms  thy  saints  on  earl 
When  we  think  of  love  like  thine, 
Lord  !  we  own  it  love  divine. 

3  King  of  glory  !  reign  for  eVer— 

Thine  an  everlasting  crown  ; 
Nothing  from  thy  love  shall  sever 

Those  whom  thou  hast  made  thine  own,— 
Happy  objects  of  thy  grace, 
Destiird  to  behold  thy  face, 
i   Savior!  hasten  thine  appearing  ; 

Bring — Oh!  bring  the  glorious 
When  the  awful  summons  heaiing, 

Heawn  and  earth  shall  pass  away; 
Then,  with  golden  harps,  we  Tl  sing-, 
M  Glory,  glory  to  our  King.'? 


HOLY  SPIRIT. 

9cy  C.  M. 

f)L  •     The  operations  of  the  Holy  S 
1   pOME,  Holy  Ghost!  Creator,  come, 
V      Inspire  the  souls  of  thine; 
Till  ev-ry  heart  which  thou  hast  made, 
Be  filPd  with  grace  divine. 
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HOLY    SPIRIT. 


2  Ti  ou  art  the  Comforter,  the  gift 

Of  God,  and  tire  of  love  ; 

The  everlasting  spring  of  joy, 

And  unction  from  above. 

3  Thy  gifts  are  manifold, — thou  wiit'st 

God's  law  in  each  true  heart; 

The  promise  of  the  Father,  thou 

Dost  heav'nly  speech  impart. 

4  Enlighten  our  dark  souls,  till  they 

Thy  sacred  love  embrace; 
Assist  our  minds,  by  nature  frail, 
With  thy  celestial  grace. 

5  Drive  far  from  us  the  mortal  foe, 

And  give  us  peace  within, 
That,  by  thy  guidance  blest,  we  may 
Escape  the  snares  of  sin. 

6  Teach  us  the  Father  to  confess, 

And  Son,  from  death  reviv'd, 
And  thee  with  both,  0  Holy  Ghost, 
Who  art  from  both  deriv'd. 
<000  C.  M. 

fJOO     Breathings  after  the  Holy  Spirit. 

1  pOME,  Holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 
\J  With  all  thy  quiek'ning  pow'rs, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 

In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys  : 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise, 
Tlosavnas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Denr  Lord  !  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  psor,  dying  rate, — 
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HOLY    SPIRIT.  380.   39  I 

Oui  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 

And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 
£  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quick'ning  povv'rs. 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Savior's  love, 

And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

fton  c.  m. 

OOV    T  I  r.     John  14,  16-18. 

|  HOLY  GHOST,  eternal  God, 
\   }   Descending  from  above, 

fill's!  the  soul  through  Jesus'  blood, 
With  faith,  and  hope,  and  love. 
2  Thou  comfortest  the  heavy  heart, 
By  sin  and  grief  oppressed  : 
Thou  to  the  dead  dost  life  impart, 
Arid  to  the  weary  rest. 

sweet  communion  charms  the  soul, 
And  gives  true  peace  and  joy, 
Which  Satan's  pow'r  can  ne'er  control, 
Nor  all  his  wiles  destioy. 

no  false  comfort  lift  us  up 
To  confidence  that  *s  vain  : 
Nbi  let  their  faith  and  courage  droop. 
Who  love  the  Lamb  once  slain. 

the  comfort  where  distress  abou 
O  make  our  conscience  clean  ; 
And  heal  with  balm  from  Jesus'  wounds. 
The  fest'ring  sore  of  sin. 
6  Vanquish  our  lusts;  our  pride  remove  : 
Take  out  the  heart  of  stone  : 
Show  us  the  Father's  boundless  love, 
And  merits  of  the  Son. 

OQf)  S.  M. 

OV\J  To  the  blessed  Spirit.     John  14,26. 
1   pOME,  Holy  Spirit,  come  ; 
\J  Let  thv  bright  beams  arise  ; 
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1300-A  nOLY    SPIRIT. 

Dispel  the  sorrows  from  our  minds, 
The  darkness  from  our  eyes. 

2  Cheer  our  desponding  hearts 

With  visitations  sweet ; 
Give  us  to  lie,  with  humble  hope, 
At  our  Redeemer's  feet. 

3  Revive  our  drooping  faith, 

Our  doubts  and  fears  remove  ; 
And  kindle  in  our  breasts  the  flame 
Of  never-dying  love. 

4  Convince  us  of  our  sin, 

Then  lead  to  Jesus'  blood  ; 
And  to  cur  wand 'ring  view  reveal 
The  secret  love  of  God-, 

5  Show  us  the  sinner's  friend, 

That  rules  the  courts  of  bliss  ; 
The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  mighty  God* 
Th'  eternal  Prince  of  peace. 

6  'Tis  thine  to  cleanse  the  hearty 

T'  illuminate  the  soul ; 
To  pour  fresh  life  on  ev'ry  part, 
And  new  create  the  whole. 

7,7,  7,7. 
Influences  of  the  Spirit, 

1  p  RACIOUS  Spirit— Love  divine  ! 
VT  Let  thy  light  within  me  shine ; 
All  my  guilty  fears  remove  ; 

Fill  me  with  thy  heav'nly  love. 

2  Speak  thy  pard'ning  grace  to  me ; 
Set  the  burden'd  sinner  free; 
Lead  me  to  the  Lamb  of  God  ; 
Wash  me  in  his  precious  blood. 

3  Life  and  peace  to  me  impart ; 
Seal  salvation  on  my  heart ; 
Dwell  thyself  within  my  breast. 
Earnest  of  immortal  rest. 

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LAW.  &] 


Let  me  never  from  thee  stray; 
Keep  me  in  the  narrow  way  5 
Fill  my  soul  with  joy  divine; 
Keep  me,  Lord,  for  ever  thine. 


THE  LAW  OF  GOD. 

L.  M. 

0  A 1      T 

OlJl  Exodus  20,  1-17. 

1  rPHE  great  command  Jehovah  gave  : 
JL    No  other  gods  but  only  me 
Shall  ye  my  chosen  peo; 

Your  only  trust  in  me  shall  be. 
8  No  graven  image  shall  ye  make, 

Nor  to  such  helpless  creatures  bow; 
Xor  them  for  your  salvation  take, 
As  the  blind  savage  nations  do. 

3  Ye  shall  not  take  my  name  in  v 

I  am  your  just  and  holy  Lord  ; 
Unpunished  ye  cannot  remain 

"Who  thus  profane  my  sacred  word. 

4  Remember  well  the  Sabbath-day, 

It  is  the  day  I  have  ordain'd 
For  men  to  spend  in  such  a  way, 

That  saving  knowledge  may  be  gain'd. 

5  Honor  thy  parents  with  delight, 

And  help  and  succor  them  alw; 
For  that  is  lawful,  just,  and  ri_ 

Thou  shalt  be  blest  with  length  of  days. 

6  Thy  fellow-man  thou  shalt  not  kill, 

For  Satan  was  a  murd'rer  first ; 
All  murd'rers  do  the  devil's  will, 
And,  like  the  devils,  shall  be  cursM. 
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302  LAW. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  steal,  nor  yet  defraud 

Thy  fellow-men  of  what  they  claim  ; 
;Tis  breaking  of  the  law  of  God, 

And  brings  on  man  both  guilt  and  shame. 

8  Adultery,  that  horrid  act! 

Commit  thou  not  that  shameful  deed; 
They  who  are  guilty  of  such  fact, 
Their  ways  unto  destruction  lead. 

9  False  evidence  thou  shalt  not  bear, 

For  that  could  cost  thy  neighbor's  life  ; 
In  ev'ry  cause  the  truth  declare, 
To  settle  all  debates  and  strife. 

10  Thy  neighbor's  wife,  nor  what  he  hath, 

Thou  shalt  not  covet,  seek,  or  crave  ; 
But  trust  the  Lord,  in  life  and  death, 
And  be  content  with  what  you  have. 

11  Great  God,  to  thee  I  humbly  pray  : 

Fill  us  with  holy  fear  and  awe ; 
Make  us  afraid  to  disobey 

Or  break  thy  just  and  holy  law.  | 

C.  M. 
*)f)«)        Conviction  of  sin  by  the  Law. 
OtJ/6  Rom.  7,  8,  9,  14,  24. 

1  [    ORD,  how  secure  my  conscience  was, 
I  j  And  felt  no  inward  dread  ! 

I  was  alive  without  the  law. 

And  thought  my  sins  were  dead. 

2  My  hopes  of  heav'n  wTere  firm  and  bright. 

But,  since  the  precept  came 
With  a  convincing  pow'r  and  flight, 
I  find  how  vile  I  am. 

3  My  guilt  appeard  but  small  before, 

Till  terribly  I  sawT 
How  perfect,  holy,  just,  and  pure, 
Was  thine  eternal  law. 
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393 


I    Then  felt  my  soul  the  heavy  load; 
My  sins  leviv*       _  tin; 
I  had  provoked  a  dreadful  God. 
And  all  my  hopes  were  slain. 

5  I  'm  like  a  helpless  captive  sold, 

Under  the  pow'r  01'  sir.  j 
I  cannot  do  the  good  I  would. 
Nor  keep  my  conscience  clean. 

6  My  God.  I  cry  with  ev'ry  breath 

For  some  kind  pow'r  to  save. 
To  break  the  yoke  of  sin  and  death. 
And  thus  redeem  the  slave. 
QAq  S.  M. 

mJo*)  Th-:  law  m  spiritual,     Rom.  7,  11, 

1  '  I  ^HE  law  of  God  is  just, 
JL    A  strict  and  holy  way  ; 

And  he  that  would  escape  the  cur—. 
Must  all  the  law  obey. 

2  Not  one  vain  thought  must  rise. 

Not  one  unclean  desire  ; 
He  must  be  holy,  just,  and  wi 
Who  keeps  the  law  entire. 

3  If  in  one  point  he  fail 

In  thought,  ox  word,  or  deed. 
The  curses  of  the  law  prevail, 
And  rest  upon  his  head. 

4  Now  let  me  bring  my  heart,. 

And  with  the  law  compare, 
And  ask, — if  J  in  ev'ry  part 
Have  paid  obedience  there  I 

5  I  tremble  and  retreat : 

Behold,  O God!— I'm  viler. 

Guilty,  I  fall  before  thy  feet, 

And  own  my  nature's  soiL 

6  Lord,  I  have  broke  thy  Ian 

I  now  lament  my  sin  j 

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3D4  law. 

Still  I  offend  in  all  I  do, 

I  'm  carnal  and  unclean. 
7   And  does  the  curse  still  rest 
Upon  my  guilty  head  ? 
No  :  Jesus — let  his  name  be  blest  !— 
Hath  borne  it  in  my  stead* 

»)A  j  4  lines  6's  and  2  lines  S's. 

0  V  -i        Types  of  Oh  rist.     He  b .  4 .  2 s 

1  T  SRAEL,  in  ancient  days, 

J    Not  only  had  a  view 
Of  Sinai  in  a  blaze* 

But  learn'd  the  gospel  too  : 
The  types  and  figures  were  a  glass 
In  which  they  saw  the  Savior's  face; 

2  The  paschal  sacrifice, 

And  blood-besprinkled  door, 
Seon  with  enlighten'd  eyes: 

And  once  appli'd  with  pow'r, 
"Would  teach  the  need  of  other  blood. 
To  reconcile  an  angry  God. 

3  The  lamb,  the  dove,  set  forth 

His  perfect  innocence, 
Whose  blood  of  matchless  worth 

Should  be  the  soul's  defense  ; 
For  he  who  can  for  sin  atone, 
Must  have  no  failing  of  his  own, 

4  The  scape-goat  on  his  head 

The  people's  trespass  bore, 
And,  to  the  desert  led, 

Was  to  be  seen  no  more  ; 
in  him  our  surety  seem'd  to  say  : 
u  Behold  I  bear  your  sins  away." 
6  Dipt  in  his  fellow's  blood, 

The  living  bird  went  free  : 
The  type,  well  understood, 

Expressed  the  sinner's  plea— 
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law.  395,  390 

I)escrib*d  the  guilty  soul  enlarged, 
And  by  the  Savior's  death  discharg'd. 
6  Jesus,  I  love  to  trace 

Throughout  the  sacied  page, 
The  footsteps  of  thy  grace, 

The  same  in  ev'ry  aire  ! 
0  grant  that  I  may  faithful  be 
To  clearer  light  vouchsafed  to  me  ! 
S.   M. 
*)f\  T  Mosej  aynl  Christy  or  sin  against  the  Law 
O'J'J  and  Gospel.     John  1,  17. 

1  rPHE  law  by  Moses  came  ; 

L    But  peace,  and  truth,  and  love, 
Were  brought  by  Christ  (a  nobler  name) 
Descending  from  above. 

2  Amidst  the  house  of  God, 

Their  difrrent  works  were  done; 
Moses  a  faithful  servant  stood, 
But  Christ  a  faithful  Son, 

3  Then  to  his  new  commands 

Be  strict  obedience  paid; 
O'er  all  his  Father's  house  he  stands, 
The  Sovereign  and  the  Head. 

4  The  man  that  durst  despise 

The  law  that  Moses  brought, 
Behold  !  how  terribly  he  dies 
For  his  presumptuous  fault. 

5  But  sorer  vengeance  falls 

On  that  rebellious  race, 
"Who  hate  to  hear  when  Jesus  calisa 
And  dare  resist  his  grace. 
C.  M. 
OA/^f  Justification  by  faith ,  not  by  worls 


l\ 


Rom.  3,  19-^28. 
7~AIN  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 
Qn  their  own  works  have  built  j 


30*  LAW. 

Their  hearts  by  nature  all  unclean, 
And  all  their  actions  guilt. 

2  Let  Jew  and  Gentile  stop  their  mouths, 

Without  a  murm'ring  word, 
And  the  whole  race  of  Adam  stand 
Guilty  before  the  Lord. 

3  In  vain  we  ask  God's  righteous  law 

To  justify  us  now, 
Since  to  convince  and  to  condemn 
Is  all  the  law  can  do. 

4  Jesus,  how  glorious  is  thy  grace, 

When  in  thy  name  we  trust! 
Our  faith  receives  a  righteousness 
That  makes  the  sinner  just. 

£/•_/  I    The  Law  and  Goxyel  joined  in  Scripture, 

1  rFHE  Lord  declares  his  will, 

1_    And  keeps  the  world  in  awe  ; 
Amidst  the  smoke  on  Sinai's  hill 
Breaks  out  his  fiery  law. 

2  The  Lord  reveals  his  face; 

And,  smiling  from  above, 
Sends  down  the  gospel  of  his  grace, 
Th'  epistles  of  his  love. 

3  These  sacred  words  impart 

Our  Maker's  just  commands, 
The  pity  of  his  melting  heart, 
And  vengeance  of  his  hands. 

4  Hence  we  awake  our  fear, 

We  draw  our  comfort  hence ; 
The  arms  of  grace  are  treasur'd  here, 
And  armor  of  defense. 

5  vVe  learn  Christ  crucified, 

And  here  behold  his  blood  ; 
All  arts  and  knowledges  beside 
Will  do  us  little  good. 
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FALL    OF     MAS.  39^ 

6   We  read  the  heav'nly  word, 
Wt  take  the  offerd  grace, 
Obey  the  statutes  of  the  Lord, 
And  trust  his  promises. 
1  In  vain  shall  Satan  rage 
Against  a  book  divine, 
Where  wrath  and  lightning  guard  the  pagej 
Where  beams  of  mercy  shine. 


FALL  AMD  DEPRAVITY  OF  MAX, 

•l(|sJ  L.  M. 

OmJO    The  fallen  state  of  man.     Gen.  3. 

1  rpHE  fall  of  man,  how  deep  and  great ! 

L    How  sad  and  wretched  is  his  state  j 
God's  image  in  his  soul  eftac'd! 
To  all  reproach  and  shame  abasM. 

2  Subject  to  Satan  and  his  pow'r, 

Can  love  and  serve  his  God  no  more  j 
The  drifts  and  studies  of  his  mind, 
Are  of  the  base  and  vilest  kind. 

9  Poor,  helpless  creature  in  his  blood  J 
Yet  lives  at  enmity  with  God  ; 
To  God  and  all  his  ways  estranged, 
Until  his  heart  by  grace  is  chang'd, 

4  The  head  is  sick,  the  heart  is  faint, 
Incurable  is  the  complaint ; 
The  wisest  angels  from  above, 
This  sad  disease  cannot  remove. 

9  Jesus,  physician  of  the  soul, 

Can  only  make  such  patients  whole  j 
Such  medicine  as  he  doth  give, 
Can  make  the  dying  soul  to  live. 

6  His  precious  blood,  for  sinners  shed, 
Js  trie  bless'd  balm  of  Gilead  ! 
3:3:3 


399  FALL    OF    MA!s\ 

A  medicine  of  greater  worth 
Than  all  in  heav'n,  or  all  on  earth. 

7  Ye  sick  and  fainting  souls,  draw  nigh, 
To  him  alone  for  help  apply ; 

Such  wounds  and  bruises  as  ye  feel, 
Will  Christ,  your  great  Physician,  heal. 

8  His  love  and  grace  to  you  abound ; 
How  sweet  his  invitations  sound : 
Come  unto  me,  ye  helpless  poor, 

Your  health  and  life  1  will  restore.  J 

L.  M. 
OH  A  The  fall  and  recovery  of man  ;  or,  Christ 
Z)zJ*J  and  Satan  at  enmity. 

Gen.  3,  1,  15,  17  ;  Gal.  4,  4  ;  Col.  2,  15, 

1  "PvECEIV-'D  by  subtle  snares  of  hell, 

1  /  Adam  our  head,  our  father,  fell  j 
When  Satan,  in  the  serpent  hid, 
Propos'd  the  fruit  that  God  forbid. 

2  Death  was  the  threatening:  Death  began 
To  take  possession  of  the  man  ; 

His  unborn  race  receiv'd  the  wound, 
And  heavy  curses  smote  the  ground, 

3  But  Satan  found  a  worse  reward: 
Thus  saith  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord, 
'•'Let  everlasting  hatred  be 
Betwixt  the  woman's  seed  and  thee. 

4  The  woman's  seed  shall  be  my  Son ; 
He  shall  destroy  what  thou  hast  done  j 
Shall  break  thy  head,  and  only  feel 
Thy  malice  raging  at  his  heel." 

5  He  spake,  and  bid  four  thousand  years 
Roll  on  :  at  length  his  Son  appears ; 
Angels  with  joy  descend  to  earth, 
And  sing  the  young  Redeemer's  birth. 

6  Lo  !  by  the  sons  of  hell  he  dies  ; 

But  as  he  hung  'twixt  earth  and  skies, 
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FALL    OF    MAN.  400,  401 

He  gave  their  prince  a  fatal  blow, 
And  triumph'd  o'er  the  pow'rs  below. 

C.  M. 

4  A  A         Corrupt  nature  from  Adam. 
^yjXJ  1  Cor.  15,  21,  22. 

1  TJLESS'D  with  the  joys  of  innocence, 
Jj  Adam,  our  father,  stood, 

Till  he  debas'd  his  soul  to  sense, 
And  ate  tir  unlawful  food. 

2  Now  we  are  born  a  sensual  race, 

To  sinful  joys  inclined  ; 
Reason  has  lost  its  native  place, 
And  riesL  enslaves  the  mind. 

3  While  i\e$h,  and  s*r,se,  and  passion  reigns* 

Sin  is  the  sweetest  good: 
We  fancy  music  in  our  chains, 

And  so  foiget  the  load, 
-i  Great  God,  renew  our  ruin'd  frame. 

Our  broken  pow'rs  restore. 
Inspire  us  with  a  heav'nly  iiame, 

And  tiesh  <hail  reign  no  more. 
5  Eternal  Spirit,  write  thy  law 

Upon  our  inward  parts, 
And  let  the  second  Adam  draw 

His  image  on  our  hearts. 

L.  M. 
j  A  |    0  i  z'<     U  and  actual  sin  confessed \ 

4U1  Psalm  ai. 

1  I    ORD,  I  am  vile,  conceiv'd  in  sin, 
J  j  And  horn  unholy  and  unclean; 

tng  from  the  man,  whose  guilty  falj 
Corrupts  the  race,  and  taints  us  all. 

2  Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death ; 
Thy  law  demands  a  perfect  heart, 
But  we  -re  defil'd  in  ev'ry  part* 

aaq 


40B  FALL    OF    lfc£#l 

3  Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew, 
And  form  my  spirit  pure  and  true  ; 
O  make  me  wise  betimes,  to  spy 
My  danger  and  my  remedy, 

4  Behold,  I  fall  before  thy  face; 
My  only  refuge  is  thy  grace  : 

No  outward  forms  can  make  me  clean: 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 
■5  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
Nor  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,  nor  sea. 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away, 

6  Jesus,  my  God,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  pow'r  sufficient  to  atone  ; 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow; 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

7  While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace, 
Nor  flesh  nor  soul  hath  rest  or  ease  : 
Lord,  let  me  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  make  my  broken  bones  rejoice. 

L.  M. 

I  ft*)         •^e  firs*  a?l(t  S€C0U(1  Adam. 
-±\)£  Rom.  5,  12.  &c. 

1  T\EEP  in  the  dust,  before  thy  throne, 
±J  Our  guilt  and  our  disgrace  we  own; 
Great  God  !  we  own  tir  unhappy  name, 
Whence  sprung  our  nature  and  our  shame. 

2  Adam,  the  sinner:  at  his  fall, 
Death,  like  a  conqirror,  seizM  us  all ; 
A  thousand  new-born  babes  are  dead, 
By  fatal  union  to  their  head. 

3  But  whilst  our  spirits,  fiil'd  with  awe, 
Behold  the  terrors  of  thy  law, 

We  sing  the  honors  of  thy  grace, 
That  sent  to  save  our  ruin'd  race, 

3W 


FALL    OF    MAN.  4   2r  A 

We  sing  thine  everlasting  Son, 
Who  join'd  our  nature  to  his  own  ; 
Adam  the  second,  from  the  dust 
Raises  the  ruins  of  the  first. 
By  the  rebellion  of  one  man, 
Through  all  the  seed  the  mischief  ran; 
And  by  one  man's  obedience  now, 
Are  all  his  seed  made  righteous  too. 
Where  sin  did  reign  and  death  abound, 
There  have  the  sons  of  Adam  found 
Abounding  life;  there  glorious  grace 
Rei<rns  through  the  Lord  our  righteousness* 


in-)  \       L- M- 

4U4    jGL  Thr  fail  tmd  its  remedy. 

1  /  vUR  nature  fell  in  Adam's  fall, 
\J  One  common  sin  infects  us  all; 
From  sire  to  son  the  bane  descends. 
And  over  all  the  curse  impends. 

2  Corruption  creeps  through  all  our  pow'rs, 
And  withers  all  life's  heav'nly  rlow'rs  : 
In  guilt  we  draw  our  earliest  breath, 
And  reap  its  fruit  of  woe  and  death. 

3  From  hearts  deprav'd.  to  evil  prone, 
Flow  thoughts  and  deeds  of  sin  alone ; 
God's  image  lost,  the  darkeir'd  soul 
Nor  seeks  nor  finds  its  heav'nly  goal, 

4  But  Christ,  the  second  Adam,  came 
To  bear  our  sin,  and  woe,  and  shame, 
To  be  our  life,  and  by  his  grace 

To  new-create  our  fallen  race. 

5  Thanks,  Savior!  that  new  life  is  ours, 
That  grace  has  ehang'd  our  broken  pow'rs  ; 
O,  still  that  saving  grace  extend, 

To  make  us  steadfast  to  the  end.  m.  l. 

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403,  404 

THE  GOSPEL,  OR  SALVATION  THROUGH 
JESUS  CHRIST. 


L.  M. 

4/1*)  On  redemption. 

4U*)  1  Cor.  1,  30;  1  Tim.  3,  16. 

1  /   \  WONDROUS  love,  and  myst'ry  great ! 
\  )  On  which  all  men  should  meditate  : 
Jesus,  the  blessed  Lamb  of  God, 

Came  to  redeem  us  with  his  blood. 

2  The  sons  of  men  were  doom'd  to  be 
Condemned,  to  all  eternity  ; 

Not  men  nor  angels  could  restore, 
Or  ransom  man,  from  Satan's  pow'r. 

3  Had  all  the  hosts  of heav'n  conspir'd 
To  do  what  justice  had  requir'd, 
Their  efforts  all  would  never  do, 
The  race  of  Adam  fell  too  low. 

-1   Yea,  far  beyond  the  reach  of  all 
Did  Adam  with  his  children  fall; 
By  none  on  earth,  nor  yet  in  heav'n, 
Could  sure  relief  to  them  be  giv'n. 

5  None  else  but  Christ,  both  God  and  man, 
Could  e'er  complete  that  glorious  plan; 
Jesus,  the  "Lamb,  alone  could  be 

The  ransom  that  could  set  them  free. 

6  Perfect  obedience  he  did  yield, 
Till  law  and  prophets  were  fulfil'd  ; 
And  all  demands  were  satisfrd, 
When  Christ  the  mighty  Savior  died. 

I  ft  i  °-  M* 

LWj -±  Christ  died  to  save  the  lost.      Rom.  5,  (>. 

1    \  \     HEN  Christ  the  blessed  Savior  died, 
\  \      And  yielded  up  his  ghost, 
"  My  suffrings  now  are  past,"  he  cried, 
"1  die  to  save  the  lost." 
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405 


2  A  pardon  for  our  suilt  he  gain'd. 

When  Christ  for  us  was  slain  : 
Yet  other  blessings  wore  obtained. 
When  Jesus  rose  again: 

3  When  he  ascended  up  to  God, 

And  took  his  seat  above  : 
From  whence  his  Spirit  is  bestow'd, 
Who  sheds  abroad  his  love  : 

4  Who  works  in  us  that  living  faith, 

That  faith  which  can  destroy 
The  pow'rs  of  Satan,  sin.  and  death, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  joy. 

5  By  Jesus'  sufferings  we  are  sav'd. 

And  fitted  for  that  place. 
Where  happiness  abounds  indeed, 
Befoie  the  Savior's  face. 


40 


r  c.  m. 

'J    Christ  our  righteousness.     Jer.  23,  6. 


1  T  TAD  not  the  blessed  Son  of  God, 
I  1    Once  condescended  thus. 

To  come  on  earth  and  shed  his  blood, 
Who  could  have  ransom'd  us  ? 

2  No  sacrifice  could  e'er  be  made, 

That  could  atone  for  sin  ; 
None  but  the  blood  the  Savior  shed, 
Could  make  our  conscience  clean. 

3  We  never  could  have  been  restor'd, 

Into  a  state  of  blis«. 
Had  it  not  been  that  Christ,  our  Lord 

Became  our  righteousness. 
In  this  sad  state  we  must  have  lain, 

To  all  eternity, 
Had  we  not  been  reclaimed  again, 

By  Christ  who  set  us  free. 
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106,  407  GOSPEL. 

lf]fi  C.  M. 

iUU  Redemption  by  Christ.     Rom.  3,  24. 

1  \  \     HEN  the  first  parents  of  our  race 
\  \      Rebel  ?d  and  lost  their  God, 

And  the  infection  of  their  sin 
Had  tainted  all  our  blood  ; 

2  Infinite  pity  touch'd  the  heart 

Of  the  eternal  Son  ; 
Descending  from  the  beawnly  court, 
He  left  his  Father's  throne. 

3  Aside  the  Prince  of  glory  threw 

His  mo^t  divine  array, 
And  wrapt  his  Godhead  in  a  veil 
Of  our  inferior  clay. 

4  His  living  pow'r,  and  dying  love, 

Redeerrrd  unhappy  men, 
And  rais'd  the  ruins  of  our  race 
To  life  and  God  again. 

5  To  thee,  d^ar  Lord,  our  flesh  and  soul 

We  joyfully  resign  ! 
Blest  Jesus,  take  us  for  thy  own, 
For  we  are  doubly  thine. 

6  Thine  honor  shall  for  ever  be 

The  business  of  our  days  ; 
For  ever  shall  our  thankful  tongues 
Speak  thy  deserved  praise. 

1 07  L-  M- 

•dLU  I  The  power  of  the  Gospel. 

1  T\   HIS  is  the  word  of  truth  and  love, 

J     Sent  to  the  nations  from  above; 
Jehovah  here  resolves  to  show 
What  his  almighty  grace  can  do. 

2  This  remedy  did  wisdom  find, 
To  heal  diseases  of  the  mind  ; 

This  sov'reign  balm,  whose  virtues  can 
Restore  the  ruin'd  creature,  man. 
340 


GOSPEL.  408 

3  The  gospel  bids  the  dead  revive; 
Sinners  obey  the  voice,  and  live: 

Dry  bones  are  rais'd,  and  cloth'd  afresh. 
And  hearts  of  stone  are  turn'd  to  flesh. 

4  Where  Satan  reign'd  in  shades  of  night, 
The  gospel  strikes  a  beav'nly  light ; 
Our  lusts  its  wondrous  pow'i  controls, 
And  calms  the  rage  of  angry  souls. 

5  Lions,  and  beasts  of  savage  name, 
Put  on  the  nature  of  the  lamb  ; 

While  the  wide  world  esteems  it  strange, 
Gaze,  and  admire,  and  hate  the  change. 

6  May  but  this  grace  my  soul  renew, 
Let  sinners  iiaze,  and  hate  me  too: 
The  word  that  saves  me.  does  engage 
A  sure  defense  from  ail  their  rage. 

L.  M. 

i  Au  The  Apostles*  commission  :  o?\  tie  Gospel 
LL\j(^  attested  hv  miracles'. 

Matth.  28,  18,  &c.j  Mark  16.  15.  &c. 

1  **  /~1  0,  preach  my  gospel,"'  saith  the  Lord; 

VJT  "  Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive; 
He  shall  be  sav'd  that  trusts  my  word: 
He  shall  be  damifd  that  wont  believe. 

2  I  "11  make  your  great  commission  known, 

And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true, 
By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 
By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3  Go,  heal  the  sick,  go,  raise  the  dead, 

Go,  cast  out  devils  in  my  name; 
Nor  let  my  prophets  be  afraid, 

Tho' Greeks  reproach,  and  Jews  blaspheme. 

4  Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands; 

I  7m  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end; 
All  pow'r  is  trusted  in  my  hands  ; 
I  can  destroy,  and  I  defend." 
341 


409  GOSPEL. 

5  Ho  spake,  and  light  shone  round  his  head  ; 
On  a  bright  cloud  to  heav'n  he  rode  : 
They  to  the  farthest  nations  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God* 


4  lines  G?s  and  2  lines  8'i 
TJie  jubilee. 


409 

1  l^LOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 

[)  The  gladly  solemn  sound; 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 

To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come: 
Return,  ye  ransom'd  sinners,  home. 

2  Extol  the  Lamb  of  God, 

The  sin-atoning  Lamb; 
Redemption  by  his  blood 

Through  all  the  world  proclaim  ; 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  £ce. 

3  Ye,  who  have  sold  for  naught, 

The  heritage  above, 
Shall  have  it  back  unbought. 

The  gift  of  Jesus'  love: 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return.  &c. 

4  Ye  slave?  of  sin  and  hell, 

Yoni  liberty  receive: 
And  safe  in  Jesus  dwell j 

And  blest  in  Jesus  live  : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come; 
Return,  6cc. 

5  The  gospel  trumpet  hear. 

The  news  of  pard'ning  grace; 
Ye  happy  souls,  draw  near, 

Behold  your  Savior's  face  : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come; 
R.  turn,  Sec. 

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GOSPEL.  410.   Ill 

L.  M. 
I  J  A  Christ's  invitation  to  sinners  I  or.  kumii* 
41U      ity  and  pride.      Mat U>.  11,  28-30* 

1  *•  pOMK  hither,  all  ye  weary  sot) 

V      Ye  b<  aVy  laden  sinners,  come: 
I  '11  <zive  you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 
And  raise  you  to  my  heav'nly  home* 

2  They  shall  find  rest  that  learn  of  me  ; 

I  -m  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind; 
But  passion  rages  like  the  sea, 
And  pride  is  restless  as  the  wind. 

3  Ble'ss'd  is  the  man  whose  shoulders  tc-kc 

My  yok^,  and  bear  it  with  delight ; 
My  yoke  is  easy  to  his  neck, 

My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  ligh 

4  Jesus,  we  come  at  thy  command  ; 

With  faith  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal, 
Re>ign  our  spirits  to  thy  hand, 

To  mould  and  guide  us  at  thy  will. 


4iJ 


C.  M. 
Christ's  commission.     John  3,16, 

1  /  "  OME,  happy  souls,  approach  your  God, 
\      With  new  melodious  songs  ; 

Corne,  tender  to  almighty  grace 
The  tributes  of  your  tongues. 

2  So  stramre,  so  boundless  Was  the  love 

That  pitied  dying  men, 
The  Father  sent  his  equal  Son 
To  give  them  life  again. 

3  Thy  hands,  dear  Jesus,  were  not  arm'd 

With  a  revenging  rod  ; 
No  hard  commission  to  perform 
The  vengeance  of  a  God. 

4  But  all  was  mercy,  all  was  mild, 

And  wrath  forsook  the  throne. 
343 


412  GOSPEL. 

When  Christ  on  the  kind  errand  came, 
And  brought  salvation  down. 

5  Here,  sinners,  you  may  heal  your  wounds, 

And  wipe  your  sorrows  dry  : 
Trust  in  th'  almighty  Savior's  name, 
And  you  shall  never  die. 

6  See,  dearest  Lord,  our  willing  souls 

Accept  thine  offer'd  grace  ; 
We  bless  the  great  Redeemer's  love, 
And  give  the  Father  praise. 
S.  M. 
i  i  ^i  The  blessedness  of  Gospel  time*  ;  or,  the  re-* 
4rJ-'W    vela t ion  of  Christ  to  Jews  and  Ge?i tiles, 
lsa.  5,  2,  7-10  ;  Matth.  13,  16,  17. 

1  TJ  O  A7"  beauteous  are  their  feet, 
\  L  Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill ! 

Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal. 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice! 

How  sweet  the  tidings  are  1 
ki  Zion,  behold  thy  Savior  King, 
He  reigns  and  triumphs  here." 

3  How7  happy  are  our  ears, 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for,. 
And  sought,  but  never  found! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes, 

That  see  this  heav'nly  light; 
Prophets  and  kings  desir'd  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  sight. 
5-  The  watchmen  join  their  voice,. 
And  tuneful  notes  employ  ; 
Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs,. 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 
6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 
Through  all  the  earth  abroad  -.: 
344 


1   MA 


gospel.        412-A,  41-2-B 

Let  ev'ry  nation  now  behold 
Their  Savior  and  their  God. 

119-  A  c*  M* 

*±L/£j      f\^       Joy  for  salvation. 

1  ALVATION,  O  the  joyful  sound  ! 
Tis  music  to  our  ears  ; 
A  sov'reign  balm  foi  ev'ry  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay  : 
But  we  arise  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heav'nJy  day. 

3  Salvation !  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around  ; 

While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 

Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

L.  M. 

i  t  '•)     T)   Life,  the  day  of  grace  and  hope. 
41>0~  D         Eccl.  9,  4-6,^10. 

1  I    IFE  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 

J  j  The  time  V  insure  the  great  reward  : 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 

2  Life  is  the  hour  that  Go<l  has  gir'n 
To  'scape  from  hell,  and  fly  to  heav'n  : 
The  day  of  grace,  and  mortals  may 
Secure  the  blessings  of  the  day. 

3  The  living  know  that  they  must  die, 
But  all  the  dead  forgotten  lie; 

Their  mem'ry  and  theii  sense  is  gone, 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 

4  Their  hatred  and  their  love  is  lost, 
Their  envy  buried  in  the  dust; 
They  have  no  share  in  all  that 's  done 
BcaoMlh  the  circuit  of  the  sum 

345 


412-C,  412-D        Gosrtt. 

5  Then  what  my  thoughts  design  to  do, 
My  hands,  with  all  your  might  pursue  5 
Since  no  device  nor  work  is  found, 

Xor  faith,  nor  hope,  beneath  the  ground* 

6  There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  pass'd 

In  the  cold  grave,  to  which  we  haste; 
Cat  darkness,  death,  and  long  despair, 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  there. 

1  ^002s  may  the  last  glad  song  arise, 

tj  Through  all  the  millions  of  the  skies3 
That  song  of  triumph  which  records 
That  ail  the  earth  is  now  the  Lord's. 

2  Let  thrones,  and  pow'rs,  and  kingdoms,  bs 
Obedient;  mighty  God,  to  thee  ! 

And  over  land,  and  stream,  and  main, 
Now  wave  the  sceptre  of  thy  reign  ! 

3  Oh  let  that  glorious  anthem  swell  ; 
Let  host  to  host  the  triumph  tell, 
That  not  one  rebel  heart  remains, 
But  over  all  the  Savior  reigns! 

\  1 9_"n     .  8  Hnes  7's- 

^rJ_,C     J  /    Triumphs  of the  Gospel '. 

1  VI/ATCtlArAN!   tell  us  of  the  night, 

\  \      What  its  signs  of  promise  are  ! 
Traveler!  o'er  yon  mountain's  height 

See  the  glory-beaming  star! 
Watchman  !  does  its  beauteous  ray 

Ausht  of  hope  or  joy  foretell  ? 
Trav'ler!  yes,  it  brings  the  day, 

Promised  day  of  Israel. 

2  Watchman!   tell  us  of  the  night : 

Higher  yet  that  star  ascends! 
Trav'ler!  blessedness  and  light, 

Peace  and  truth  its  course  portends! 
346 


FAITH. 

Watchman!  will  its  beams  alone 

Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth  ? 
Traveler  !   ages  are  its  own  ; 

See,  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth! 
3   Watchman!  tell  us  of  the  night, 

For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn  ; 
Trav-ler !   darkness  takes  its  Flight; 

Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn! 
Watchman!  let  thy  wand'ring  cease, 

Hie  thoe  to  thy  quiet  home  : 
Trav'ler,  lo!   the  Prince  of  peace, 

Lo  !   the  Son  of  God  is  come  ! 


413 


FAITH. 

C.  M. 
The  A 

1  T   B'LIEVE  in  one  almighty  God, 
J    "l  he  Father  of  us  all; 

Who  gives  us  life,  and  health,  and  loo:, 
And  hears  us  when  we  call. 

2  The  heav'ns  by  his  almighty  hand, 

And  earth  and  seas  were  n 
lie  governs  all  with  his  command, 
On  which  all  things  are  stay'd. 

3  I  b'lieve  in  Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord, 

The  Father's  only  Son  ; 
Who  is  the  great  eternal   Word, 
And  with  the  Father  one  ; 

4  Who  is  from  all  eternity 

The  author  of  all  bliss  ; 
Who  is,  and  was,  and  e'er  shall  be 
God,  as  the  Father  is. 

5  Conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 

And  born  the  Virgin's  Son, 
347 


414 


FAITH, 


As  testified  th'  angelic  host, 

Who  made  his  birth  first  known, 

6  He  died,  and  in  the  grave  he  lay, 

But  did  not  there  remain, 

And  on  his  own  appointed  day 

He  liv'd  and  rose  again. 

7  At  God's  right  hand  he  reigns,  our  head ; 

Once  more  he  is  to  come, 
To  judge  the  living  and  the  dead. 
And  give  each  one  his  doom. 

S  In  God  the  Holy  Ghost  1  b'lieve. 
Like  as  in  God  the  Son  ; 
All  glory  to  these  Three  I  give, 
Which  blessed  Three  are  One. 

9  The  Holy  Ghost  his  gifts  imparts, 

Both  heavenly  and  divine; 
Unites  all  true  believers'  hearts. 
With  Christ  their  Lord  to  join. 

10  J  also  hold  this  doctrine  forth, 

It  is  my  faith  and  creed  : 
There  is  one  Christian  church  on  earth. 
The  church  of  Christ  indeed. 

11  And  in  this  Christian  church  below, 

I  rind  my  safest  place  : 
God's  word  and  ordinances  too, 
And  all  the  means  of  grace. 

12  A  pardon  for  my  sins  I  have, 

And  number'd  with  the  just ; 
And  1  shall  live  beyond  the  grave, 
When  raised  from  the  dust. 

414  True  and  living  faith. 

1   /  \  LORD!  a  true  and  living  faith, 
\  ;   Do  thou  on  me  bestow. 
To  conquer  Satan,  sin,  and  death, 
And  ev'rv  other  foe. 
£48 


FAITH.  41.r 

2  A  faith  which  is  the  gift  of  God, 

Which  none  but  Christ  can  give ; 
Which  makes  the  heart  the  Lord's  abode, 
Therein  to  move  and  live. 

3  By  faith,  the  grace  of  God  's  embrac'd, 

The  Savior  is  receiv'd, 
All  confidence  in  him  is  plac'd, 
The  victory  achiev'd. 

4  Such  faith  as  works  true  confidence, 

Will  make  the  soul  admire 
And  taste  the  blessings  from  above, 
Such  as  she  should  desire. 

5  This  faith  which  works  true  confidence, 

Will  cast  out  slavish  fear : 
Then  shall  that  work  of  grace  commence. 
And  we  learn  what  we  are.  | 

/in      .  .  l  m-. 

•iJLV  Faith  is  a  shniuig  light. 

1  j_j  E  \R  what  the  great  Apostle  saith  : 
L[    Have  ye  that  true  and  living  faith  1 

O  try  yourselves,  and  search  the  ground, 
If  living  faith  in  you  be  found; 

2  A  faith  which  is  a  shining  light, 
Which  banishes  the  pow'rs  of  night ; 
Creates  the  inward  man  anew, 
Restores  the  Savior's  image  too. 

3  By  living  faith  grace  is  applied, 
The  soul  is  truly  sanctified  ; 

Such  souls  possess  the  Savior's  mind  ; 
Like  him,  are  truly  meek  and  kind. 

4  This  faith  will  work  a  living  ho'pe, 
And  cheer  the  mind,  and  build  it  up; 
The  soul  is  thus  endow'd  with  pow'r 
To  love  the  Lord  for  evermore. 

5  My  God,  create  such  faith  in  me  f 
Confirm  my  confidence  in  thee  ; 

349 


416,  417  FAITH. 

Establish  thou  my  wav'ring  heart, 
Till  I  shall  see  thee  as  thou  art.  $ 

i  1  £  C.  M. 

"ilU  Faith  of  things  unseen.     Heb.  11,  3-10. 

1  1  ^AITH  is  the  brightest  evidence 
JL     Of  things  beyond  our  sight, 

Breaks  through  the  clouds  of  flesh  and  sense. 
And  dwells  in  heav'nly  light. 

2  It  sets  times  past  in  present  view, 

Brings  distant  prospects  home, 
Of  things  a  thousand  years  ago, 
Or  thousand  years  to  come. 

3  Ey  faith  we  know  the  worlds  were  made 

By  God's  almighty  Word  ; 
Abrah'm  to  unknown  countries  led, 
By  faith  obey'd  the  Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city  fair  and  high, 

Built  by  th'  Eternal  hands; 
And  faith  assures  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heav'nly  building  stands. 

A  1 7  Li  M- 

*±±  I    Faith  comes  by  hearing .     Rom.  10,  17. 

1    l^AITH  comes  by  hearing  God's  record 
X    Concerning  Jesus  Christ  the  Lord,— 
The  happy  means  which  heav'n  hath  blest, 
To  bring  us  to  the  gospel-rest. 

9  The  joyful  sound  is  news  of  grace, 
Redemption  of  a  fallen  race, 
Through  Jesus'  righteousness  divine, 
Which  bright  from  faith  to  faith  doth  shine. 

3  The  promise  of  immortal  bliss 

We  have  in  Christ,  our  righteousness  : 
By  this  our  righteousness  is  bought  ; 
Faith  pleads  our  right,  but  buys  it  not. 

4  Tiue  faith  receives  the  offer 'd  good, 
And  promise  seal'd  with  Jesus'  blood  : 

350 


*AiTii.  41- 

Faith  gives  no  title  to  the  bliss, 
But  takes  the  Savior's  righteousness* 

0  In  the  Redeemer,  as  my  head, 
The  cov'nant  is  established  : 
In  him  the  promises  are  uci, 
In  him  Ameu.  and  not  in  me. 


418 


C.  M. 

The  power  of  faith-. 
i    1  WITH  ad-Is  new  charms  to  earthly 
I      And  saves  me  from  its  snares; 
Its  aid  in  ev'ry  duty  brings, 
And  softens  all  my  cares  ; 

2  Extinguishes  the  thirst  of  sin, 

And  lights  the  sacred  fire 
Of  love  to  God  and  heav'nly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  desire. 

3  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  pow'r 

The  healing  balm  to  sive  ; 
That  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

•i   Wide  it  unveils  celestial  worlds, 
Where  deathless  pleasures  reign  ; 
And  bids  me  seek  my  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  me  seek  in  vain. 

5  Shows  me  the  precious  promise  seal'd 

With  the  Redeemer's  blood ; 
And  helps  my  feeble  hope  to  rest 
Upon  a  faithful  God. 

6  There,  there  unshaken,  would  I  rest, 

Till  this  vile  body  dies ; 
And  then,  on  faitlrs  triumphant  wings- 
At  once  to  glory  rise. 
351 


419,  420  FAITH. 

S.  M. 

jIH  Faith,  its  author  and  -precionwess. 
4iy    r  Ephes.  2,  8. 

1  T^AITH! — 'tis  a  precious  grace, 

F    Where'er  it  is  bestow'd  ! 
It  boasts  of  a  celestial  birth, 
And  is  the  gift  of  God  ! 

2  Jesus  it  owns  a  King, — 

An  all-atoning  Priest : 
It  claims  no  merit  of  its  own, 
But  looks  for  all  in  Christ. 

3  To  him  it  leads  the  soul, 

When  fill'd  with  deep  distress ; 
Flies  to  the  fountain  of  his  blood, 
And  trusts  his  righteousness. 

4  Since  'tis  thy  work  alone, 

And  that  divinely  free, 
Lord,  send  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son 
To  work  this  faith  in  me  ! 
L.  M. 
10n  The  struggle  beticeen  faith  and  unbelief, 
44U  Mark  9,  24. 

1  TESTIS,  our  soul's  delightful  choice, 
•  J    In  thee,  believing,  we  rejoice; 
Yet  still  our  joy  is  mix'd  with  grief, 
While  faith  contends  with  unbelief. 

2  Thy  promises  oar  hearts  revive, 
And  keep  our  fainting  hopes  alive ; 
But  guilt,  and  fears,  and  sonows  rise. 
And  hide  the  promise  from  our  eyes. 

3  0  let  not  sin  and  Satan  boast, 

While  saints  lie  mourning  in  the  dust : 

Nor  see  that  faith  to  ruin  brought, 

Which  thy  own  gracious  hand  hath  wrought. 

4  Do  thou  the  dying  spark  inflame ; 
Reveal  the  glories  of  thy  name ; 

3o2 


421 


faith.  421,  42T-A 

AvA  put  all  anxious  doubts  to  flight, 
As  shades  dispers'd  by  op'ning  light. 
8,  8,  6,  8,  8,  6. 
Hoping  and  longing* 

Num.  13,  30:  Deut.  3,25. 

1  (  ^OME,  Lord  !  and  help  me  to  rejoice, 
\J  In  hope  that  I  shall  hear  thy  voice, 

Shall  one  day  see  my  God; 
Shall  cease  from  all  my  sins  and  strife, 
Handle  and  taste  the  word  of  life, 

And  feel  the  sprinkled  Ulood. 

2  I  shall  not  always  make  my  moanr 
Nor  worship  thee  a  God  unknown  ; 

But  I  shall  live  to  prove 
Thy  peop4e*s  rest  ami  saints*  delight, 
The  length,  and  breadth,  and  depthr  and  heigjis 

Of  thy  redeeming  love* 

3  Rejoicing  ne>w  in  earnest  hope, 

I  stand,  and  from  the  mountain  top 

See  all  the  {ami  below  : 
Rivers  of  milk  and  honey  rise„ 
And  all  the  fruit  of  paradise 

In  endless  plenty  grow  t 

4  A  land  of  corn,  and  wine,  and  oitr 
Favor'd  with  God's  peculiar  smile, 

With  ev'rv  blessing  blest; 
There  dwells  the  Lord  our  righteousness, 
And  keeps  his  own  in  perfect  peace 

And  everlasting  rest. 

c.  k. 

Prayer  for  Strong  faith, 

1  /  \  FOR  a  faith  that  will  not  shrink, 
I  /  Though  press'd  by  ev^ry  foe, 
That  will  not  tremble  on  the  brink 

Of  any  earthi'y  woe  ! 

2  That  will  not  murmur  nor  complain. 

Beneath  the  chasr'ning  r9dr 

35a 


421 -A 


4*22 


REPENTANCE^ 


But,  in  the  hour  of  briefer  pain, 
Will  lean  upon  its  God  ; 

3  A  faith  that  shines  more  bright  and  clear. 

When  tempests  rage  without  i 
Thai,  when  in  danger,  knows  no  fear, 
In  darkness,  feels  no  doubt ; 

4  That  bears,  unmov'd,  the  world's  dread  frowr 

Nor  heeds  its  scornful  smile  ; 
That  seas  of  trouble  cannot  drowp.3 
Nor  Satan's  arts  beguile  ; 

5  A  faith  that  keeps  the  narrow  way, 

Til!  life's  last  hour  is  fled, 
And  with  a  pure  and  heav'nly  ray 
Lights  up  a  dying  bed. 

6  Lord,  give  us  such  a  faith  as  this, 

And  then,  whate'er  may  come, 
We  '11  taste,  e'en  here,  the  hallow'd  bllsi 
Of  an  eternal  home. 


REPENTANCE: 


499  s* M- 

i~h/Ci/Q  Repentance  to  God. 

1  \  j  Y  soul,  to  God  return, 

'\  1    And  seek  his  gracious  face  ; 
Well  I  deserve  to  sigh  and  mourn  j 
Who  have  abus'd  his  grace. 

2  I  liv'd  quite  unconcern'd, 

Without  a  serious  thought; 
Though  oft  I  was  reprOv'd  and  warn\h 
Yet  I  obeyed  not. 

3  How  could  it  ever  be  ! 

That  God  should  e'er  forgive  ; 
Astonishing  it  is  to  me, 
That  I  am  spar'd  to  live. 
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REPENTANCE.        423,  4*24 

1  The  blood  of  Jesus  cried  : 
Thy  mercy,  Lord,  reveal  ; 
For  such  I  bled,  for  such  I  died, 

To  keep  them  out  of  hell.  t 

/jOO  CM. 

^r^^l    Imploring  divuie  mercy.    Eccl.  9,  5, 

1  1  REBUKE  me  not  in  anger,  Lord! 
1\   Nor  cast  me  quite  away, 

Nor  let  me  have  my  just  reward  ; 
Have  mercy,  Lord,  I  pray! 

2  In  mercy  hear  thou  my  complaint, 

0  hear  my  mournful  pray'r  : 
My  heart  is  weak,  my  soul  is  faint, 
And  fill'd  with  dread  and  fear. 

3  In  death  no  man  rememb'reth  thee, 

Nor  thanks  thee  in  the  grave  : 
in  mercy,  Lord,  deliver  me, 
And  from  destruction  save. 

4  My  sorrows,  and  distress  of  mind, 

Are  numberless  and  great  ; 
No  peace  or  comfort  can  I  find, 
In  this  my  dismal  state. 

5  My  life  is  worn  with  grief  and  pain, 

And  all  my  strength  is  gone  : 
O  Lord,  revive  my  soul  asxain, 
And  make  thy  mercies  known. 

6  0  comfort  me  in  my  distress  ; 

On  thee,  my  God,  I  call  : 
Be  thou  my  life  and  righteousness, 

My  Savior  and  my  all.  % 

424       s  SM<  • 

^r  fj  ^r  >    tow  for  sin, 

1   /  \  THAT  my  heart  could  melt  with  woe! 
\  )   And  feel  true  sorrow  for  my  sin, 
Repentance  would  like  rivers  flow  ; 
Then  could  I  hope  for  peace  within. 
355 


425  REPENTANCE. 

2  My  sins  have  caus'd  my  dearest  Lord 

To  groan  and  die  upon  the  tree ; 
Yet  he  assures  me  in  his  word, 

He  groan'd,  he  bled,  and  died  for  me. 

3  O  these  are  pow'rful  cords  of  love, 

By  which  my  helpless  soul  is  drawn, 
To  seek  thy  grace  from  heav'n  above, 

Thro?  which  thy  mercies  are  made  known. 

4  My  heart  inclin'd  into  the  way 

That  leads  the  soul  to  endless  pain; 
I  ever  should  have  run  astray. 
Had  I  not  been  reclainrd  again. 

5  Thy  grace,  thy  mercy,  love,  and  pow'r, 

At  length  on  my  hard  heart  prevail'd, 
Or  1  had  been  for  evermore, 
To  everlasting  ruin  seal'd. 

0  Thy  blessed  Spirit  interposal, 

And  by  his  light  my  soul  was  brought 
To  know  the  grace  I  had  refused, 

And  frequently  had  set  at  naught. 
7  I  see  and  feel  my  sinful  state, 

And  with  sincerity  I  mourn  ; 
But  as  thy  promises  are  £reat, 

To  thee,  my  God,  I  will  return.  J 

AX)t  .       C.  M. 

*LT'C*y     Imploring  tJie  mercies  of  God. 

1  r\  GRACIOUS  Savior,  pity  me! 
\)  My  soul  is  fill?d  with  grief; 
To  whom  or  whither  can  I  flee, 

To  find  or  get  relief? 

2  My  sins  lie  heavy  on  my  heart, 

And  vex  my  troubled  soul  ; 
My  only  hope  and  trust  thou  art, 
My  sorrows  to  control. 

3  When  on  my  case  I  meditate, 

And  see  how  sin  prevails, 
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REPENTANCE.  42G 

And  I  do  feel  my  helpless  state, 

My  heart  ?s  distress'd,  and  fails. 
1  Though  I  am  weak,  and  faint,  and  poor, 

Thy  mercies  still  abound; 
Thy  grace  affords  a  bounteous  store, 

Where  life  and  peace  are  found. 
5  Thy  sacred  word  does  fully  prove, 

That  dying  sinners  may 
Obtain  a  pardon  from  above ; 

For  which,  my  God,  I  pray.  J 

1  9fi  L  M 

4j6U  Delay  of  repentance.     Heb.  3,  7,  8. 

1  T7E  careless  souls,  will  ye  delay, 

JL    And  trirle  precious  time  away  ? 
Why  will  ye  spend  your  days  of  giace 
In  vanity  and  idleness  ? 

2  Why  will  ye  forfeit  future  joys 
For  sake  of  mean  and  empty  toys  \ 

And  slight  that  w-hich  would  make  you  blest, 
And  place  your  souls  in  peaceful  rest  ? 

3  Will  ye  abuse  what  God  doth  give  ? 
The  precious  time  wherein  ye  live, 
The  time  wherein  ye  may  secure 
Your  happiness  for  evermore. 

4  Who  would  neglect  to  gain  the  prize, 
When  all  at  hand  before  one's  eyes, 
And  yet  neglect  and  still  delay, 
Until  the  prize  be  tak'n  away  ? 

5  Such  is  the  case  with  careless  souls, 
They  act  the  part  of  stupid  fools  ; 
They  forfeit  life,  they  forfeit  heav'n, 
That  freely  would  to  them  be  giv'n. 

6  To-day,  while  ye  do  hear  his  voice, 
Let  his  great  offers  be  your  choice ; 
Let  your  repentance  be  sincere, 
To  call  on  God,  while  he  is  near. 

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427,  428  REPE>"TA>~CE. 

7  Delays  are  dangerous,  you  well  know; 
Your  heart  and  conscience  tell  you  so  ; 
-Much  better  you  had  watch  and  pray, 
Than  trifle  precious  time  away.  J 

L.  M. 
A  £\  "1  A  penitent  pleading  for  pardon, 

^r  a  I  Psalm  51,  first  part. 

1  MHOW  pity,  Lord  ;  O  Lord,  forgive  ; 

0  Let  a  repenting  rebel  live  ; 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  f 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  My  crimes  are  great,  but  can't  surpass 
The  pow'r  and  glory  of  thy  grace  : 
Grear  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 
So  let  thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 

3  0  wash  my  soul  from  ev'ry  sin, 

And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean; 
Here,  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offences  pain  mine  eyes. 
-1    My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  confess, 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace; 
Lord,  should  tby  judgment  grow  severe, 

1  am  condemned,  but  thou  art  clear. 

o  Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  my  breath, 
I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death: 
And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 
Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

G  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 

Whose  hope  still  ho v 'ring  round  thy  word, 
"Would  liirht  on  some  sweet  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

L.   M. 
A  «\  l:  Repentance,   and  faith  in  the  blood  of 

Hb^O     Christ.     Psalm  51,  third  part. 


'0 


Though  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie, 


REPENTANCE.  129 

Behold  them  not  with  angry  look, 
Bat  blot  their  mem'ry  from  thy  book. 

2  Create  my  nature  pure  within, 
And  form  my  soul  averse  to  sin  ; 
Let  thy  good  Spirit  ne'er  depart, 

Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

3  I  cannot  live  without  thy  light, 

Cast  out  and  banislr'd  from  thy  sight; 
Thine  holy  joys,  my  God,  restore, 
And  guard  me,  that  I  fall  no  more. 

4  Though  I  have  grieved  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 
His  help  and  comfort  still  afford  : 

And  let  a  wretch  come  near  thy  throne, 
To  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

5  A  broken  heart,  my  God,  my  King, 
Is  all  the  sacrifice  I  bring  ; 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise, 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 

6  My  90ul  lies  humbled  in  the  dust. 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just : 
Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  the  soul  condemned  to  die. 

7  Then  will  I  teach  the  world  thy  ways  : 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sov'Teign  srrace  ; 
1  '11  lead  them  to  my  Savior's  blood, 
And  they  shall  praise  a  pard'ning  God. 

b   0  may  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue  ; 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  sons:  : 
A,:;i  all  my  pow'rs  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  strength  and  righteousness. 

A  -)()    ,        . c-  M- 

tM?/QO    The  repenting  prodigal.     Luke  l.">,  13. 
1     j  )KI10LI)   the  wretch,  whose  lost  and  wine 
\)   Have  wasted  his  estate; 
He  begs  a  share  amongst  the  swine, 
To  taste  the  husks  they  eat ! 
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430  REPENTANCE. 

2  u  I  die  with  hunger  here,7'  he  cries; 

"  I  starve  in  foreign  lands  : 
My  Father's  house  has  Large  supplies, 
And  bounteous  are  his  hands. 

3  I  '11  go,  and  with  a  mournful  tongue 

Fall  down  before  his  face  : 
Father.  I  've  done  thy  justice  wrong, 
Xor  can  deserve  thy  grace.7' 

4  He  said,  and  hasteir'd  to  his  home, 

To  seek  his  Father's  love  ; 
The  Father  saw  the  rebel  come, 
And  all  his  bowels  move. 

5  He  ran,  and  fell  upon  his  neck, 

Embrac'd  and  kiss'd  his  son; 
The  rebel's  heart  with  sorrow  brake, 
For  follies  he  had  done. 

6  "  Take  off  his  clothes  of  shame  and  sin,*5 

The  Father  gives  command, 
K  Dress  him  in  garments  white  and  clean, 
With  rings  adorn  his  hand. 

7  A  day  of  feasting  I  ordain  ; 

Let  mirth  and  joy  abound  ; 
My  son  was  dead,  and  lives  again, 
Was  lost,  and  now  is  found.''* 

-iOU  Resolve.     Esther  4,  16. 

1  /'1CXME,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 
\J  A  thousand  thoughts  revolve: 
Come,  with  your  guilt  and  fear  oppress'd, 

And  make  this  last  resolve  : 

2  "  I  '11  ^o  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 

Hath  like  a  mountain  rose  : 
I  know  his  courts.  I  "11  enter  in, 
Whatever  may  oppose. 

3  Prostrate  I  -'11  lie  before  his  throne. 

And  there  mv  guilt  confess, 
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KEPENTANCE.  430-A 

I  '11  toll  him  I  'm  a  wretch  undone 

Without  his  sovereign  grace. 
1   Perhaps  he  will  admit  my  ploa, 

Perhaps  will  hoar  my  pray'r; 
But  if  I  perish,  I  will  pray, 

And  porish  only  there. 
3  I  can  but  perish  if  I  go; 

I  am  resolved  to  try  : 
Tor  if  I  stay  away,  I  know 

I  must  for  over  die.** 

i  on    \  c.  m. 

L'OvJ  '  ;\  Sense  of  ingratitude, 

1  [  VEAR  Savior,  when  my  thoughts  recall 
\_)  The  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

Low,  at  thy  feet,  ashanrd,  I  fall, 
And  hide  this  wretched  face. 

2  Shall  love  like  thine  be  thus  repaid  ? 

Ah,  vile,  ungrateful  heart! 
By  earth's  low  cares  detaiird,  betray"  d 
From  Jesus  to  depart ; 

3  From  Jesus,  who  alone  can  give 

True  pleasure,  peace,  and  rest : 
When  absent  from  my  Lord,  I  live 
UnsatisfV'd,  unblest. 

4  But  he,  for  his  own  mercy?s  sake, 

My  wand'ring  soul  restores; 
He  bids  the  mourner  freely  take 

The  pardon  he  implores. 
-5  O,  while  I  breathe  to  thee,  my  Lord, 

The  penitential  sigh, 
Confirm  the  kind,  forgiving  word, 

With  pity  in  thine  eye. 
6  Then  shall  the  mourner,  at  thy  feet, 

Rejoice  to  seek  thy  face: 
And,  grateful,  own  how  kind,  how  sweet, 

Is  thy  forgiving  °:race. 

«i  361 


431,  432 

JUSTIFICATION. 

/H1  C-M'. 

t.^/JL  Jesus  justifies. 

1    VT7HY  should  my  heart  feel  so  dismay 'd, 
VV     And  harbor  such  distress  ? 
My  debt  of  sin  the  Savior  paid, 
vVho  is  my  righteousness. 
3  Though  Satan  with  his  tempests  toss 
My  soul  into  dismay, 
I  look  to  Jesus  on  the  cross, 
To  drive  my  fears  away. 

3  I  need  not  dread  the  tempter's  force, 

Nor  all  that  he  can  do, 
Since  I  have  refuge  and  recourse, 
A  place  of  safety  too. 

4  I  must  confess  I  ought  to  be 

Disown'd  by  thee,  my  God  ; 
But  Christ  my  Savior  died  for  me, 
And  bought  me  with  his  blood. 

5  His  merits  I  do  humbly  claim, 

Thereon  my  soul  relies  ; 
Not  sin  nor  Satan  can  condemn, 
When  Jesus  justifies. 

6  From  ev'ry  guilt  and  ev'ry  stain 

His  blood  can  make  me  clean; 
For  Christ,  who  died  and  rose  again, 

Subdues  the  pow'r  of  sin.  t 

i99  S.  M. 

TL^f/O      Pleading  Christ's  rigliteousness, 

1  J  ESUS  my  righteousness  ! 
f )    My  life  and  future  joy  ; 

My  source  and  fount  of  ev'ry  bliss, 
My  hope  that  never  dies. 

2  I  was  condemn'd  to  die, 

With  all  the  sinful  race ; 
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JUSTIFICATION.  4-^ 

But  thou  didst  cast  a  pit'ing  eye, 
And  purchase  pard'ning  grace. 

3  Thy  death,  and  that  alone, 

Could  all-sufficient  be, 

To  gain  a  pardon,  or  atone, 

Or  gain  relief  for  me. 

4  No  righteousness  of  mine, 

Or  all  that  in  me  lay, 
Could  satisfy  the  law  divine, 
Or  bear  my  sins  away. 

5  All  offerings  were  in  vain, 

That  ever  could  be  brought, 
Without  effects  they  must  remain, 
And  were  esteem'd  as  naught. 

6  All  would  be  tilth  and  dross, 

Except  the  Savior's  blood  : 
That  which  he  shed  upon  the  cross 
To  make  us  sons  of  God. 

7  That  righteousness  I  plead, 

For  which  my  Jesus  died ; 
No  other  righteousness  I  need 

To  make  me  justified.  | 

C.  M. 

Spiritual  apparel ;  namely  9  the  role  of 
righteousness,  and  garments  of  salvation  . 
Isa.  61,  19. 

1  V   WAKE,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongue, 
j\_  Prepare  a  tuneful  voice  ; 

In  God,  the  life  of  all  my  joys, 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

2  Til  he  adorn'd  my  naked  soul, 

And  made  salvation  mine  ; 
Upon  a  poor  polluted  worm 
He  makes  his  graces  shine. 

3  And  lest  the  shadow  of  a  spot 

Should  on  my  soul  be  found, 
He  took  the  robe  the  Savior  wrought, 
And  cast  it  all  around. 

36a 


4-34,  435  JUSTIFICATION. 

4  How  far  the  heav'nly  robe  exceeds 

What  earthly  princes  wear ! 
These  ornaments,  how  bright  they  shine, 
How  white  the  garments  are ! 

5  The  Spirit  wrought  my  faith  and  love. 

And  hope  and  ev'ry  grace  ; 
But  Jesus  spent  his  life  to  work 
The  robe  of  righteousness. 
f»  Strangely,  my  soul,  art  thou  array 'd 
By  the  great  sacred  Three! 
In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise 
Let  all  thy  pow'rs  agree. 
L.  M. 
i  Q  i    The  value  of  Christ  and  his  righteousness* 
404  Phil.  3,  7-9. 

1  \TO  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
i_\j    Of  all  the  duties  I  have  done  ; 

I  quit  the  hopes  I  held  before, 
To  trust  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

2  Now,  for  the  love  I  bare  his  name, 

What  was  my  gain,  I  count  my  loss : 
My  former  pride  I  call  my  shame, 
And  nail  my  glory  to  his  cross. 

3  Yes,  and  I  must  and  will  esteem 

All  things  but  loss  for  Jesus'  sake  : 
O  may  my  soul  be  found  in  him, 
And  of  his  righteousness  partake  ! 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  hands 

Dares  not  appear  before  thy  throne  ; 
But  faith  can  answer  thy  demands, 
By  pleading  what  my  Lord  has  done. 

L.  M. 

[ /^  Repentance  and  free  yardon  ;  or,  justifica- 
tion and  sanctification.     Psalm  32. 
1    TjLEST  is  the  man,  forever  blest, 
I)  Whose  guilt  is  pardon'd  by  his  God, 
Whose  sins  with  sorrow  are  confess'd, 
And  cover'd  with  his  Savior's  blood. 
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justification.  435-A 

2   Blest  is  the  man,  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  not  his  iniquities; 

He  pleads  no  merit  of  reward, 

And  not  on  works,  but  grace  relies. 
•~J   From  guilt  his  heart  and  lips  are  free; 

His  humble  joy,  his  holy  fear, 
With  deep  repentance  well  agree, 

And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sincere. 
1  How  glorious  is  that  righteousness 

That  hides  and  cancels  all  his  sins  ! 
While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace 

Through  his  whole  life  appears  and  shines. 

1  Q£      A  8'  7>8'7' 

^-t  V O  ""  x  1   C/i rist  tli e  Pa seh al  Lamb. 

1  ljASCKAL  Lamb,  by  God  appointed, 
1      All  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid  : 

By  almighty  love  anointed, 

Thou  hast  full  atonement  made. 

2  Adam's  sons  are  now  forgiven, 

Through  the  virtue  of  thy  blood! 
Open'd  is  the  gate  of  heaven — 

Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  God. 

3  Jesus,  hail,  enthromd  in  glory, 

There  for  ever  to  abide  ; 
All  the  heav'nly  hosts  adore  thee, 

Seated  at  thy  Father's  side. 
i  There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading — 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare  ; 
Ever  for  us  interceding. 

Till  in  glory  we  appear. 
5  Glory,  honor,  pow'r,  and  blessing, 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive ; 
Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing, 

Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give. 
When  we  join  thJ  angelic  spirits, 

In  their  sweetest,  noblest  lays, 
We  will  sing  our  Savior's  merits — 

Gladly  chant  ImmanuePs  praise. 
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436,437 

SANCTIFICATIOX. 

C.  M. 
Desiring  true  holiness. 
^HOUGH  dead  in  sin  I  once  had  lain, 
And  void  of  life  divine, 
I  was  by  grace  restord  again, 
And  Jesus  now  is  mine. 

2  His  grace  has  made  my  soul  alive ; 

His  blessings  from  above 
Cause  me  in  faith  and  hope  to  thrive, 
And  daily  grow  in  love. 

3  True  holiness  my  heart  desires, 

And  holy  I  must  be ; 
A  holy  heait  the  Lord  requires, 
His  face  in  heav'n  to  see. 

4  Though  I  had  all  my  sins  forgiv'n. 

But  yet  to  vice  a  slave, 
And  could  possess  the  courts  of  heav'n, 

What  comforts  could  1  have  ? 
f>  Were  I  invited  to  a  feast. 

And  welcomed  to  the  place, 
Half  naked,  rasped,  meanly  dress'd, 

How  could  I  show  my  face  ? 

6  Such  is  the  case  with  sinners  too  : 

Should  they  with  angels  dwell, 

Their  just  and  holy  God  to  view, 

*T would  prove  to  them  a  hell. 

7  Grant  me,  dear  Lord,  thy  Spirit's  pow'r, 

To  make  me  pure  in  heart, 
That  I  be  able  to  endure 
To  see  thee  as  thou  art. 

\Xl  .  L-M- . 

1y|         True  holiness  my  aim  shall  be. 
1   f\  HOLY  Father,  gracious  Lord! 

V  /  Grant  me  thy  heav'nly  grace  divine  j 
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SANCTiKlCATlUN.  438 

Convey  thy  Spirit  with  the  word, 
And  seal  thy  blessings  ever  mine. 
3   Thy  Spirit's  gifts  on  me  bestow'd, 
With  all  thy  promises  applied, 

Unite  my  soul  to  thee,  my  God, 
And  make  me  truly  sanctified. 

3  To  live  and  dwell  where  thou  dost  reign. 

And  see  thee  fully  as  thou  art  : 
This  happiness  we  '11  not  attain, 
Without  a  pure  and  holy  heart. 

4  To  crucify  my  base  desires, 

With  ev'ry  lost  and  ev'ry  vice. 
Such  as  true  holiness  requires. 
Would  place  my  soul  in  paradise. 
I  As  I  am  made  these  truths  to  see, 
And  know  them  as  they  truly  are3 
True  holiness  my  aim  shall  be, 

My  constant  study,  search,  and  care.      t 
C.  M. 
Longing  for  a  heart  freed  from  sin, 

OFOR  a  heart  to  praise  my  God, 
A  heart  from  sin  set  free  ! 
A  heart  that  always  feels  thy  blood, 
So  freely  spilt  for  me  ; 
3  A  heart  resign'd,  submissive,  meekj 
My  great  Redeemer's  throne  ; 
Where  only  Christ  is  heard  to  speak, 
WThere  Jesus  reigns  alone. 

3  O  for  a  lowly,  contrite  heart. 

Believing,  true,  and  clean  ! 
Which  neither  life  nor  death  can  part 
From  him  that  dwells  within  ; 

4  A  heart  in  ev'ry  thought  renew'd, 

And  full  of  love  divine, — 
Perfect,  and  right,  and  pure,  and  good, 
A  copy,  Lord,  of  thine. 
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439,  440  SANCTIFICATIOX, 

40e7  Christ  all  in  all. 

Ill  OLY,  and  true,  and  righteous  Lord. 
\\  I  wait  to  prove  thy  perfect  will : 
Be  mindful  of  thy  gracious  word, 

And  stamp  me  with  thy  Spirit's  seal. 

2  Open  my  faith's  interior  eye  : 

Display  thy  glory  from  above  ; 
And  all  I  am  shall  sink  and  die, 
Lost  in  astonishment  and  love. 

3  Confound,  o'erpow'r  me  by  thy  grace: 

I  would  be  by  myself  abhor'd  ; 
All  might,  all  majesty,  all  praise, 
All  glory  be  to  Christ,  my  Lord  ! 

4  Now  let  me  gain  perfection's  height ; 

Now  let  me  into  nothing  fall, 
As  less  than  nothing  in  my  sight. 
And  feel  that  Christ  is  all  in  all! 

C.  M. 

Pleasure  in  the  ways  of  Christ. 

1  |  T  APPY  the  souls  to  Jesus  join'd, 

I     And  sav'd  by  grace  alone: 

Walking  in  all  his  ways,  they  find 

Their  heav'n  on  earth  begun. 

2  The  church  triumphant  in  thy  love. 

Their  mighty  joys  we  know: 
They  sing  the  Lamb  in  hymns  above.. 
And  we,  in  hymns  below. 

3  Thee,  in  thy  glorious  realms,  they  praise v 

And  bow  before  thy  throne  ! 
We,  in  the  kingdom  of  thy  grace  : 
The  kingdoms  are  but  one. 

4  The  holy  to  the  holiest  leads; 

From  thence  our  spirits  rise : 
And  he  who  in  thy  statutes  treads. 
Shall  meet  thee  in  the  skies. 
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UQ 


PRATER.  440-A,  441 

/H  0-  A  s  M- 

4:4U     XJL  Indwelling  influence*  of  the  Spirit, 

1  .>miS  God,  the  Spirit,  leads 

J_    In  paths  before  unknown  ; 

The  work  to  be  perform 'd  is  ours, 

The  strength  is  all  his  own. 

2  Supported  by  his  grace, 

We  still  pursue  our  way  ; 
And  hope  at  last  to  reach  the  prize, 
Secure  in  endless  day. 

3  Tis  he  that  works  to  will, 

'Tis  he  that  works  to  do  ; 
His  is  the  pow'r  by  which  we  act, — 
His  be  the  glory  too. 


PRAYER. 

111  C'  M' 

111  On  the  Lord's  Prayer.  Matth.  <3,  9-13. 

1  /  \  LOR.D,  our  mighty  Father!  thou 
\  /   Who  art  in  heav'n  above. 
View  us,  thy  children  here  below, 

With  pity,  grace,  and  love. 

2  O  may  thy  great  and  glorious  name, 

To  all  the  world  be  known  ; 
Thy  sacred  word,  thy  pow'r  and  fame, 
Be  to  all  nations  shown. 

3  Thy  kingdom  come,  and  let  us  know 

The  pow'r  of  saving  grace  : 
Increase  the  Christian  church  below. 
In  peace  and  righteousness. 
1  Thy  holy  will  be  done  on  earth, 
As  it  is  done  in  heav'n  : 
Let  all  who  are  of  human  birth, 
Obey  thy  counsels  sriv'n. 

:3*J9 


442  PRAYER. 

5  Give  unto  us  our  daily  bread, 

And  all  we  need  besides  : 

By  thee  is  ev'iv  creature  fed, 

Thy  hand  for  all  provides. 

6  Forgive  us  all  our  sins,  we  pray  j 

Our  hearts  with  grace  renew  ; 
Grant  that  with  all  our  hearts  we  may 
Forgive  our  debtors  too* 

7  Guard  us  in  each  distressing  hour, 

When  Satan,  world,  and  sin, 
Attack  us  with  their  art  and  pow'r, 
And  strive  to  take  us  in. 

8  From  all  such  evils  as  these  are. 

Deliver  us.  O  Lord  ! 
And  when  temptations  we  must  bear, 
Thy  aid  to  us  afford. 

9  Tiiine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  pow'r, 

And  majesty  divine  : 
All  praise  and  glory  evermore, 
And  honors,  all  are  thine. 

j   j  .)  L.  M. 

^^LC   Ati)  and  ye  shall  icctivt.   Matth.  7,  7, 
1   fPHE  Lord  who  recominendeth  pray'r, 
[     Will  always  hear  us  when  we  pray  ; 
His  eyes  behold  us  everywhere ; 
He  knows  all  we  do,  think,  or  say. 
*   Ask  ye  by  faith,  the  Lord  will  give  ; 
For  this  ye  have  the  Savior's  word  ; 
Seek  ye  the  Lord,  your  souls  shall  live, 
And  taste  the  goodness  of  your  Lord. 

3  Seek  ye  by  pray'r.  and  ye  shall  find 

Access  unto  the  throne  of  grace  ; 
Ye  shall  partake  the  Savior's  mind, 
Who  is  your  life  and  righteousness. 

4  With  fervent  pray'r  knock  at  the  gate, 

Which  opens  to  eternal  life  j 
370 


PI  ATER. 


443 


And  persevere  in  ev?ry  fate, 

Through  oppositions,  war,  and  strife. 
5  Your  fervent  prav'rs  are  not  in  vain, 

They  surely  will  at  last  prevail  ; 
Should  God  awhile  from  you  refrain, 

Yet  his  sure  word  shall  never  fail, 
let  us  pray  for  what  we  need, 

And  ask  alone  for  Jesus?  sake  ; 
Then  shall  we  evermore  succeed. 

And  all  we  need  we  shall  partake.  * 

4.TLV    Pray  without  ceasing.      1  Thess.  5,  IT. 
!    ^PO  pray,  and  never  more  to  cease, 
JL    Is  what  our  case  requires  ; 
ii  souls  enjoy  a  constant  peace, 
While  we  feel  such  desires. 
I  By  faithful  pray'r  we  may  diaw  near 
To  God,  who  bids  us  pray ; 
We  need  not  doubt,  we  need  not  fear, 
That  we  be  tunvd  away. 

3  By  pray'r  we  have  an  intercourse 

With  God,  who  reigns  above  ; 
Our  pray'rs,  when  from  a  proper  source, 
Increase  both  faith  and  love. 

4  Our  wants  before  the  Lord  are  laid  ; 

We  plead  the  Savior's  blood; 
Who  prays  for  us,  and  when  he  ?s  pray'd, 

His  pray'rs  are  heard  with  God. 
}  Though  all  our  wants  to  him  are  known. 

And  all  our  faults  he  sees, 
Yet  still  we  should  confess  and  own 

Them  humbly  on  our  knees. 
O  Lord  !  do  thou  enable  us, 

Whilst  we  live  here  below, 
With  never-ceasing  prayer,  thus 

Thy  heav'nly  will  to  do.  ; 

371 


444,  445  PRAYER. 

TP  ~~lj  tp  Social  prayer. 

i     ^  \     HEREVER  faithful  souls  are  joinM, 
\  \      To  worship  God  with  heart  and  mind. 
His  promise  is,  that  he  is  there 
To  hear  and  answer  all  their  pray'r. 

2  Lord,  here  we  join  on  thee  to  wait ! 
And  hope  to  find  thy  mercy-seat; 
Lo  !   here,  we  hope  and  trust,  thou  art 
To  strengthen  ev'ry  wailing  heart. 

•  i  Thy  promise  is,  where  two  or  three 
Unite  to  make  their  pray'rs  to  thee, 
What  e'er  they  ask,  request,  or  plead, 
Thou  wilt  give  them  as  they  may  need. 

4  We  join  to  pray  with  one  accord, 
And  'wait  thy  blessing,  gracious  Lord' 
Thy  grace  and  promise  here  renew, 
And  bring  salvation  to  our  view. 

5  Our  confidence  in  thee  increase, 
That  we  may  have  established  peace; 
0  may  we  feel  thy  presence  near! 

And  know  that  thou  dost  hear  our  pray'r. 

\A%        .     c-  M- 

^-TTDfJ    Watching  unto  prayer.    Ephes.  G,  IS. 
i    \7"E  who  profess  to  love  the  Lord, 
TL    Be  wise  to  watch  and  pray ; 
Remember,  Satan  stands  prepar'd 
To  steal  your  minds  away. 

■■i  ()  see  that  ye  live  circumspect! 
And  not  as  the  unwise  ; 
Your  chi^f  concerns  do  not  neglect, 
Lest  Satan  gain  your  prize. 
::  0  watch  ye  unto  constant  pray'r, 
Be  fervently  employ'd  : 
Ye  are  in  danger  ev'rywhere 
To  have  your  peace  destroy'd. 
372 


PRAYER.  44^ 

The  woild  is  evermore  engag'd 

Vour  fancies  to  allure; 
And  Satan  always  is  enrag'd 

To  execute  his  pow'r. 
Then,  let  us  watch  and  pray,  and  strive 

To  walk  the  narrow  road, 
And  seek  to  keep  our  souls  alive 

To  serve  the  living  God.  t 


t^  ^r  U  Gro wi  ng  i  n  grace. 

1  j)E  ye  not  indolent, 

I  )  Who  would  be  heirs  of  grace  ; 
Ye  must  not  make  yourselves  content, 
Till  ye  have  run  your  race. 

2  Ye  are  to  watch  and  pray, 

To  pray,  and  never  cease ; 
To  grow  in  grace  from  day  to  day, 
And  gain  true  holiness. 

3  Your  sins  must  be  subdu'd, 

With  all  your  carnal  lusts  ; 
Ye  cannot  serve  the  living  God, 
And  grovel  in  the  dust. 
-1  It  would  be  all  in  vain, 

And  mocking  of  the  word, 
Should  you  embrace  the  world  a^ain. 
And  turn  from  Christ  your  Lord. 
5  Should  ye  in  vain  receive 
The  blessed  gospel  light, 
And  suffer  Satan  to  deceive, 
To  lead  you  in  the  night ! 
o  Yield  not  to  Satan's  pow'r, 
Since  Jesus  set  you  free  ; 
But  watch  and  pray  for  evermore, 
And  gain  the  victory. 
373 


447,  447- A  prater. 

117  c- M- 

~t  ^x1  I      Prayer  for  divine  guidance* 
i   i  \  GOD  of  Jacob,  by  whose  hand 

V  /  Thy  people  still  are  ted ; 

Who,  through  this  weary  pilgrimage, 
Hast  all  our  fathers  led! 

%i  To  thee  our  humble  vows  we  raise, 
To  thee  address  our  pray'r, 
And  in  thy  kind  and  faithful  breast 
Deposit  all  our  care. 

3  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life, 

Our  wand'ring  footsteps  guide; 
Give  us  by  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  lit  provide. 

4  0  !  spread  thy  covering  wings  around, 

Till  all  our  wand'rings  cease, 
And  at  our  fathers'  lov'd  abode 
Our  souls  arrive  in  peace ! 

5  To  thee,  as  to  our  covenant  God, 

We  Ti  our  whole  selves  resign, 
And  thankful  own  that  all  we  are, 
And  ail  we  have,  is  thine. 

1 17-  A         CK'  . 

-I'll      ^Jjl       Habitual  devotion. 

1  \  1  ^HILE  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Pow'r! 

\  \     Be  my  vain  wishes  still'd  j 
And  may  this  consecrated  hour 
With  better  hopes  be  fillM. 

2  Thy  love  the  pow'r  of  thought  bestowM  ; 

To  thee  my  thoughts  would  soar : 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flow'd ; 
That  mercy  I  adore. 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see ! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear, 
Because  bestow'd  by  thee. 
3?4 


CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.  i  \& 

A  In  ev'ry  joy  that  crowns  my  days, 
In  ev'ry  pain  I  . 
My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise, 

(>i  seek  relief  in  pray'r. 

5  When  gladness  wings  my  tavorM  hour. 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill  : 
Resign'd,  when  storms  of  sorrow  lo  > 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  will. 

6  My  lifted  eye.  without  a  tear, 

The  low'ring  storm  shall  - 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear  : 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee! 


CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE, 

IK  L    M 

"*^0  The 

HAPPY  the  soul  where  grace  reside  ! 
Where  wisdom  governs,  rules,  and  guide*  ; 
It  regulates  the  course  of  life. 
In  all  afflictions,  war,  and  strife. 
9  The  souls  that  know  the  Savior's  nam^, 
Toil  not  for  wealth  or  empty  fame; 
Content  with  raiment,  health,  and  food, 
They  seek  a  closer  walk  with  God. 

3  The  greatest  comforts  such  can  find, 
Is  to  possess  the  Savior's  mind  ; 
The  w  orld  with  all  its  great  esteem, 
Is  like  as  filth  and  dross  to  them. 

4  The  greatest  object  in  their  view, 
Is  their  bless'd  Father's  will  to  do  : 
To  love  and  serve  their  fellow-men* 
And  do  them  all  the  good  they  can. 

3  How  highly  would  my  soul  be  blessM, 
To  be  with  such  a  mind  possess'd ! 
375 


449,  450      CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

To  spend  my  life  and  all  my  days, 
Thus  walking  in  my  Savior's  ways. 

\  \  Q  c-  M- 

*db^Lt/  Desiring  to  walk  in  the  ways  of  God, 

1  rpO  thee,  my  God,  I  humbly  bow; 
Jl    All  praise  shall  be  to  thee  : 

How  great,  how  good  and  kind  art  thou ! 
How  gracious  unto  me ! 

2  My  life,  my  health,  and  all  I  am, 

Thy  mercies  have  bestow'd ; 
The  greatest  blessings  I  can  claim, 
Is  thee,  my  gracious  God. 

3  What  wonders  thou  for  me  hast  wrought, 

Are  more  than  I  can  trace ; 
I  was  to  light  from  darkness  brought, 
And  made  to  know  thy  ways. 

4  May  1  for  ever  walk  therein  ! 

Confirm  my  heart  by  faith ; 
And  may  I  never  yield  to  sin, 
Until  the  hour  of  death. 

5  May  I  with  constant,  fervent  zeal 

In  all  things  persevere, 
My  hopes  and  comforts  never  fail, 
Whilst  I  must  travel  here. 

A  K{\  C.  M. 

HbfJU   Imitation  of  Christ.     Mark  8,  34. 

1  rpAKE  up  your  cross,  and  follow  me ! 

JL    Saith  Christ  our  blessed  Lord, 
If  my  disciples  ye  would  be, 
And  have  the  great  reward. 

2  See  that  ye  mortify  your  pride, 

And  be  of  humble  mind  ; 
Your  lusts  must  all  be  crucified 
To  which  you  are  inclin'd. 

3  To  be  oppos'd  to  ev'ry  ill, 

Is  the  true  Christian's  state  j 
376 


CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.  451 

Such  only  do  the  Savior's  will, 
Who  share  his  lot  and  fate. 

4  To  follow  Jesus  in  his  way, 

Wherever  it  may  lead, 
Through  good  and  evil,  as  it  may, 
Such  follow  him  indeed. 
3  To  follow  Christ,  and  him  alone, 
Our  governor  and  head, 

:Ies  us  to  wear  the  crown, 
As  the  Apostle  said. 

greatest  bliss  on  earth  below, 
Or  in  the  heav'ns  above. 
Is  Jesus  and  his  cross  to  know, 

To  taste  and  feel  his  love.  | 

K1  t7M- 

4W±    Bearing  the  cross.      Matth.  10,  34. 
1   TO  bear  the  blessed  Savior's  cross, 
j^    And  follow  him  in  all  his  ways, 
To  be  content  with  gain  or  loss, 
Requires  the  aid  of  heav'nly  giaee- 
'2   First  it  is  pleasing  news  to  hear: 
Ye  weary  souls,  come  unto  me, 
Your  minds  1  will  refresh  and  cheerr 
And  of  your  burdens  set  you  free. 
3   Eut  when  the  Savior's  cause  requires 
To  walk  the  straight  and  narrow  roa 
This  proves  a  cross  to  their  desires, 
To  those  who  hate  the  ways  of  GocL 
t  they  who  truly  love  the  Lord, 
It  is  their  aim  and  full  design, 
To  look  to  God,  and  trust  his  word,. 
And  never  murmur  nor  repine^ 

5  They  imitate  their  glorious  Head, 

And  cleave  to  him,  their  mighty  friend!  ; 
Oft  Satan  makes  them  feel  afraid, 
Yet  they  endure  unto  the  end*. 
377 


452,  453       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

6   May  I  be  truly  one  of  those 

That  follow  Jesus  evermore; 
Though  world  fond  Satan  stiil  oppose, 
.May  I  not  yield  unto  their  pow'r. 

1  r.)  c.  m. 

HL<  O  4j  B  re  th  e  rip  Jo  vc . 

TF  we  profess  to  love  the  Lord3 
But  not  our  brother  too, 
We  do  but  mock  his  holy  word. 
As  vain  professors  do. 
2   Should  we  have  wpalth  laid  up  in  store* 
And  with  a  harderrd  heart 
Refuse  to  lend  the  helpless  poorj 
Or  give  them  any  part ; 
j  The  love  of  God  can't  be  possess'dj 
Or  yet  in  such  abide, 
Who  do  not  feel  for  the  distiessMj 
But  turn  from  them  aside. 

4  We  dare  not  turn  away  our  eyes 

From  such  as  need  relief, 
Nor  yet  refuse  to  hear  their  cries. 
And  not  partake  their  grief. 

5  We  must  be  merciful  and  kind 

To  all  the  human  race ; 
We  must  possess  the  Saviors  mind, 
Would  we  be  heirs  of  grace. 

6  Dear  Father,  send  thy  blessing  down;. 

And  grant  thy  heav'nly  aid3 
That  we  may  imitate  thy  Son, 
Our  King,  our  Lord,  and  Head. 

4/TO  L.  M, 

*-tOO  Chrisliaji  love-. 

I   1  T  is  a  gift  from  God  above, 

I     And  the  effects  of  saving  grace* 
To  be  possessed  with  Christian  lovej 
To  love  the  Lord  and  all  his  ways-. 
378 


CHRISTIAN    F.XPEKIENCK.  4.")t 

2  But  where  such  love  to  God  is  found, 

It  will  to  fellow-men  extend  ; 
With  cords  of  love  such  hearts  are  bound, 
To  help  the  poor,  and  be  their  friend. 

3  To  love  the  God  whom  we  can't  see, 

And  yet  not  love  our  fellow-men, 
Such  love  as  this  can  never  be, 
And  such  profession  is  but  vain. 

4  They  who  are  truly  born  of  God, 

Their  blessed  Savior's  mind  they  feel; 
They  have  their  hearts  by  grace  renew'd, 
And  love  to  do  their  Maker's  will.  * 


L.  M. 

Spiritual  warfare,      Ephes.  6,  11-17, 

1  /  \  MAY  my  soul  increase  and  grow 

\  /  In  virtue,  love,  and  zeal  likewise, 
Until  I  conquer  ev'ry  foe 

Of  those  who  daily  in  me  rise. 

2  My  unbelief,  my  pride,  and  lust, 

My  merits  and  self-righteousness 
My  worthless  props,  to  which  I  trust, 
How  oft  do  they  destroy  my  peace  ! 

3  They  cause  in  me  a  war  and  strife  ; 

They  strive  to  bring  me  down,  to  yield  ; 
They  strive  to  take  my  crown  of  life, 
And  fain  would  slay  me  in  the  field. 

4  But,  Lord,  supported  by  thy  hand, 

I  shall  be  able  to  endure, 
Against  all  such  attacks  to  stand, 
And  banish  Satan  and  his  pow'r. 

5  Grant  me,  my  Lord,  that  living  faith, 

By  which  I  stand  forever  fast ; 
And  though  I  fight  the  pow'rs  of  death, 
Yet  I  shall  conquer  all  at  last,  % 

879 


155,    456       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

L'Vv  L-  M< 

jc*J*J   T"     weapons  of  a  spiritual  warfare, 
i    riROUGH  all  the  changes  c : 
i     I  have  a  constant  war  and  strife; 
pow'r  of  Satan,  world,  and  sin, 

.out,  and  war  within. 
"  :\    I  their  tierce  attack  : 
:  force  and  scheme  by  which  they  act, 
Would  soon  prove  more  than  I  could  bear, 
re  I  not  kept  by  so v 'reign  care. 
.   soul 3  arise  against  these  foes! 
Their  force  and  their  assaults  oppose  ; 

v'ry  combat  I  shall  stand, 
Si  pported  by  superior  hand. 

Sj  my  captain,  prince,  and  head, 
Shall  furnish  me  with  all  I  need  ; 
His  grace,  his  promise,  and  his  word, 
Will  be  my  helmet,  shield,  and  swoid. 

ith  these  bless'd  weapons  I  can  fight, 
And  put  mine  enemies  to  flight; 

-     lII  at  last  be  forc'd  to  yield, 
And  I  shall  gain  and  keep  the  field.  \ 


4.56 


C.  M. 
Flesh     •   IS        t.     Rom.  7,  19-20. 


I     HAT  dirf-rent  pow'rs  of  grace  and  sin, 
\      Attend  our  mortal  state  ! 


I  hate  the  thoughts  that  work  within, 
And  do  the  works  I  hate. 

2  Now  I  complain,  and  groan,  and  die, 

While  sin  and  Satan  reign  : 
Now  raise  my  songs  of  triumph  high, 
For  srace  prevails  again. 

3  So  darkness  struggles  with  the  light, 

Till  perfect  day  arise  ; 
Water  and  fire  maintain  the  fight, 
Until  the  weaker  dies. 
380 


CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.  457 

Thus  will  the  flesh  and  Spirit  strive. 

And  vex  and  break  my  peace ; 
But  I  shall  quit  this  mortal  life, 

And  sin  forever  cease. 

C.  M. 

^\H  Complaint  under  temptations  of  the  devil. 
Psalm  13. 

1    ]_T  OW  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face  ! 
J   L  My  God,  how  long  delay  ? 
When  shall  I  feel  those  heavenly  rays 
Which  chase  my  fears  away  ? 
9  How  long  shall  my  poor  laboring  soul 
Wrestle  and  toil  in  vain  ? 
Thy  word  can  all  my  foes  control, 
And  ease  my  raging  pain. 

3  See,  how  the  prince  of  darkness  tries 

All  his  malicious  arts  ; 
He  spreads  a  mist  around  my  eyes, 
And  throws  his  fiery  darts. 

4  Be  thou  my  sun,  and  thou  my  shield  ; 

My  soul  in  safety  keep ; 
Make  haste,  before  mine  eyes  are  seal'd 
In  death's  eternal  sleep. 

5  How  would  the  tempter  boast  aloud, 

If  I  become  his  prey  ! 
Behold,  the  sons  of  hell  grow  proud 

At  thy  so  long  delay. 
5_But  they  shall  fly  at  thy  rebuke, 

And  Satan  hide  his  head  ; 
He  knows  the  tenors  of  thy  look, 

And  hears  thy  voice  with  dread. 

Thou  wilt  display  that  sov'reign  grace 
Where  all  my  hopes  have  hung! 

I  shall  employ  my  lips  in  praise, 
And  vict'ry  shall  be  sung. 
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4,")8,  439      CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

J^f/O  Resignation  of  heart* 

1  1  [Y  son,  give  unto  me  thy  heart ! 
Jxl    Delight  thou  in  my  ways  : 

I  will  receive  thee  as  thou  art, 
And  fit  thee  for  my  praise. 

2  Dear  Lord,  I  give  my  heart  to  thee ; 

To  thee  I  will  resign ; 
Create  a  holy  heart  in  me, 
And  let  it  be  like  thine. 

3  Dear  Father,  let  me  be  thine  own ! 

And  make  me  wise  to  know 
The  duties  of  a  faithful  son, 
Who  seeks  thy  will  to  do. 

4  Subdue  in  me  my  base  desires, 

Since  they  disturb  my  peace; 
And  let  me,  as  thy  will  requires, 
Seek  for  true  holiness. 

5  To  whom,  but  thee,  should  1  submit 

With  all  my  heart  and  mind  ? 
When  truly  humbled  at  thy  feet, 
The  greatest  rest  I  find. 

6  To  none  but  thee,  my  gracious  Lord, 

I  trust  myself  to  give  ; 
But  I  will  yield  unto  thy  word, 
By  which  my  soul  can  live. 

C.  M. 

KC\  Submission  to  afflictive  providences. 
Job  1,  21. 

1  "X  ,  AKED  as  from  the  earth  we  came, 
_l\    And  crept  to  life  at  first, 

We  to  the  earth  return  again, 
And  mingle  with  our  dust. 

2  The  dear  delights  we  here  enjoy, 

And  fondly  call  our  own, 
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Are  but  short  favors  borrow'd  now, 
To  be  repaid  anon. 

3  'Tis  God  that  lifts  our  comforts  high, 

Or  sinks  them  in  the  grave  ; 
He  gives,  and  (blessed  be  his  name  !) 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

4  Peace, — all  our  angry  passions,  then  ; 

Let  each  rebellious  sigh 
Be  silent  at  his  sovereign  will, 
And  ev'ry  murmur  die. 

5  If  smiling  mercy  crown  our  lives, 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread, 
And  we  '11  adore  the  justice  too 
That  strikes  our  cornfoits  dead. 

zifid  C     M 

T'UU  Crosses  and  afflictions. 

1  \  \     HAT  crosses  and  afflictions  meet, 

\  \      Whilst  we  on  earth  abide  ! 
With  Satan  and  the  world  beset, 
And  vex'd  on  ev-ry  side. 

2  Our  toils  and  labors  of  this  life, 

Are  great  and  numberless  ; 
Our  disappointments,  frets,  and  strife, 
Do  ever  mar  our  peace. 

3  When  we  suppose  we  do  possess 

The  things  that  work  our  joys, 
They  prove  the  cause  of  our  distress, 
And  are  but  trifling  toys. 

4  The  world  is  but  a  vale  of  tears, 

A  scene  of  constant  woe  : 
We  live  in  constant  dread  and  fears, 
While  we  live  here  below. 

5  With  anxious  cares  our  minds  are  filpd, 

For  life,  and  health,  and  food  : 
To  such  despairin?  thoughts  we  yield, 
When  we  should  trust  to  God. 
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4^1  christian  experience. 

6  Such  frail  and  feeble  creatures  we, 

We  seek,  but  never  find 
Such  treasures  as  we  hope  should  be 
Real  peace  and  joy  of  mind. 

7  0  mighty  Savior,  gracious  Lord ! 

Bestow  on  us  the  pow'r, 
That  we  may  trust  unto  thy  word, 
And  doubt  and  fear  no  more, 


tin  L- M- 

~tU1  God  our  hope  in  affliction. 

1   "\T""HY  should  my  soul  feel  so  dismay'd, 
\  \      Or  yield  to  doubts  and  slavish  fear  ? 
Whate'er  my  God  on  me  hath  laid, 
He  will  enable  me  to  bear. 
'2  I  shall  not  sink  beneath  the  load, 
Or  perish  in  the  dreadful  storm  : 
My  hope  and  trust  is  in  my  God  ; 
Who  is  it  then  can  do  me  harm  ? 

3  Though  many  doubts  and  fears  arise, 

Like  as  a  fierce  destructive  blast, 
And  overwhelm  me  with  surprise, 
They  must  be  hush'd  and  laid  at  last. 

4  Afflictions,  like  a  burning  lake, 

May  fill  my  soul  with  fear  and  pain, 
My  trust  and  confidence  to  shake  ; 
Yet  shall  my  trust  in  God  remain. 

5  To  God,  the  mighty  Lord,  I  call, 

When  floods  of  troubles  do  prevail, 
And  humbly  to  his  feet  I  fall ; 

Whose  help  to  me  shall  never  fail. 

6  Am  I  by  all  my  friends  forgot, 

And  left  unto  myself  alone, 
My  blessed  Lord  forgets  me  not ; 
Who  lets  me  know  I  am  his  own. 
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' 


cnr.isriAN   kxt>  m::>ck. 

7   Almighty  Savior,  I  am  thine, 
1  give  myself,  my  all,  to  thee  : 
()  make  me  willing  to  resign, 
To  all  that  thou  dost  lay  on  me. 

C.  M. 
i  /•  ")    Prayer  and  faith  of  persecuted 

41)  ^  Psalm  35,  1-9. 

1  VOW  plead  my  cause,  almighty  Go<\ 
^_\    With  all  the  sons  of  strife; 

And  fight  against  the  men  of  blood, 
Who  fight  against  my  life* 

2  Draw  out  thy  spear,  and  stop  their  way. 

Lift  thy  avenging  rod  : 

But  to  my  soul  in  mercy  say, 
ki  I  am  thy  Savior  God.'5 

3  They  plant  their  snares  to  catch  my  feet, 

And  nets  of  mischief  spread  ; 
Plunge  the  destroyers  in  the  pit 
That  their  own  hands  have  made. 

4  Let  fogs  and  darkness  hide  their  way, 

And  slip'ry  be  their  ground  ; 
Thy  wrath  shall  make  their  lives  a  prey. 
And  all  their  rage  confound. 

5  They  fly  like  chaff  before  the  wind, 

Before  thine  angry  breath  : 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  behind 
Pursues  them  down  to  death. 

6  They  love  the  road  that  leads  to  hell ; 

Then  let  the  rebels  die, 
Whose  malice  is  implacable, 
Against  the  Lord  on  high. 

7  But  if  thou  hast  a  chosen  few 
Amongst  that  impious  race, 

Divide  them  from  the  bloody  crew, 
By  thy  surprising  grace. 


A6o>  464       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 


C.  M. 

Union  with  God. 


4m 

i   /  \  MAI  my  soul  with  thee  unite  f 
*   /   And  be  thou,  Savior,  mine; 
Be  thou  alone  my  soul's  delight, 
And  make  me  ever  thine. 

2  Cause  me  to  taste  and  feel  thy  love. 

And  know  thee  as  thou  art ; 
Thou  art  my  riches  from  above, 
The  treasure  of  my  heart. 

3  Be  thou  my  rock  on  which  I  build 

My  tow'r  and  safe  abode  ; 

To  thee  I  will  submit  and  yield, 

And  pi  ay  to  thee,  my  God. 

4  It  is  my  fainting  soul's  desire, 

Thy  mercies  to  embrace  ; 
May  I  obtain  what  I  admire : 
Thy  love  and  pard'ning  grace > 

5  Could  I  possess  thy  blessed  mind, 

How  happy  should  I  be  ! 
What  joys  and  comforts  would  I  hud. 
To  be  espous'd  to  thee  ! 

6  United  by  such  heav'nly  ties, 

Would  prove  my  greatest  bliss, 
And  perfectly  complete  my  joys, 
And  set  my  soul  at  peace. 

A  R  \  c  M 

Hb  U  ^x<      Thirsting  for  divine  grace . 

1  l\/f  Y  soul  doih  thirst  for  grace  divine, 
j\  [    And  ne'er  can  be  at  rest, 

Till,  Jesus,  I  am  fully  thine, 
And  with  thy  Spirit  blest. 

2  O  what  is  all  the  world  to  me, 

Without  thy  gifts  of  love  ? 
I  cannot  find  a  friend  but  thee, 
In  earth  or  heav'n  above. 
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3  To  thee,  my  Lord,  I  can  commit 

My  wants  and  my  concern  ; 
To  thee  I  humbly  will  submit, 
Thy  sacred  will  to  learn. 

4  My  soul  delights  in  thee  to  live, 

In  thee  to  live  and  die  ; 
The  treasures  thou  dost  ever  give, 

Will  ever  satisfy.  t 

zlfi^  c  M 

T*Uf/  God '  s  presence  is  hgJit  m  darkness* 

1  ^\  f  Y  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
lYl  The  life  of  my  delights, 

The  glory  of  my  brightest  days. 
And  comfort  of  my  nights  ! 

2  In  darkest  shades,  if  he  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun! 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  morning  star, 
And  he  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  op'ning  heav'ns  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  his  heart  is  mine, 
And  whispers,  "  I  am  his." 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay, 

At  that  transporting  word  ; 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way, 
T'  embrace  my  dearest  Lord  ! 

5  Fearless  of  hell,  and  ghastly  death, 

I  'd  break  through  ewry  foe  ; 
The  wings  of  love,  and  arms  of  faith, 
Should  bear  me  conqueror  through, 

401)  Set/de„)u!. 

1      \    ND  must  I  part  with  all  I  have, 
t\    My  dearest  Lord,  for  thee  ? 
It  i3  but  right,  since  thou  hast  done 
Much  more  than  this  for  me. 
387 


40/  CHRISTIAN     EXFERIK>'CK. 

2  Yes,  let  it  go — one  look  from  thee 

Will  more  than  make  amends, 
For  all  the  losses  I  sustain 
Of  credit,  riches,  friends. 

3  Ten  thousand  worlds,  ten  thousand  lives, 

How  worthless  they  appear, 
Compar'd  with  thee,  supremely  good, 
Divinely  bright  and  fair! 

4  Savior  of  souls,  could  I  from  thee 

A  single  smile  obtain, 
Though  destitute  of  all  things  else, 
I  *d  glory  in  my  gain. 
|  fi7  "  L.  M. 

4?U  /    Not  ashamed  of  Christ.    Matth.  8,  38. 

1  T  ESUS  !  and  shall  it  ever  be, 

» J    A  mortal  man  ashanvd  of  thee  ! 
Ashanvd  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  shine  through  endless  days  ! 

2  Ashanvd  of  Jesus!  sooner  far 
Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star ; 
He  sheds  the  beams  of  light  divine 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

3  Ashanvd  of  Jesus  !  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  ashanvd  of  noon  : 
'Tis  midnight  with  my  soul,  till  he, 
Bright  Morning  Star!  bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Ashanvd  of  Jesus  !  that  dear  friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heav'n  depend! 
No  ;  when  I  blush — be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

5  Asham'd  of  Jesus!  yes,  I  may, 
When  I  ' ve  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

6  Till  then — nor  is  my  boasting  vain — 
Till  thee  I  boast  a  Savior  slain! 

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CHRISTIAN    kXl'KRIKMK.      468,    AGO 

And  0,  may  this  my  glory  he, 
That  Christ  is  not  asham'd  of  me  ! 

i  as  L* M- 

^4rU0   Love,  the  thief  of  graces.      1  Cor.  13. 

1  1  T  AD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
rl    And  nohler  speech  than  angels  use: 

If  love  he  absent,  I  am  found, 

Like  tinkling  hrass,  an  empty  sound. 

2  Were  I  inspire!  to  preaeh  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  heav'n  and  hell, 
Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove, 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  love. 

3  Should  I  distribute  all  my  store, 
To  feed  the  bowels  of  the  poor  ; 
Or  give  rny  body  to  the  flame, 

To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name  : 

4  If  love  to  God,  and  love  to  men 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain  : 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal, 
The  work  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil. 

L.  M. 
A  f$(\  Duties  to  God  and  man  ;  or,  the  qualifi- 
"rlW     cations  of  a  Christian.      Psalm  15. 

1  TT^HO  shall  ascend  thy  heav'nly  place, 

\  \      Great  God,  and  dwell  before  thy  face  ? 
The  man  that  minds  religion  now, 
And  humbly  walks  with  God  below  : 

2  Whose  hands  are  pure,  whose  heart  is  clean ; 
Whose  lips  still  speak  the  things  they  mean; 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue ; 

He  hates  to  do  his  neighbor  wrong. 

3  Scarce  will  he  trust  an  ill  report, 
Nor  vent  it  to  his  neighbor's  hurt : 
Sinners  of  state  he  can  despise, 
But  saints  are  honor'd  in  his  eyes. 

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470  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4  Firm  to  his  word  he  ever  stood, 
And  always  makes  his  promise  good ; 
Nor  dares  to  change  the  thing  he  swear?* 
Whatever  pain  or  loss  he  bears. 

5  He  never  deals  in  bribing  gold, 

And  mourns  that  justice  should  be  sold  : 
While  others  gripe  and  grind  the  poor, 
Sweet  charity  attends  his  door. 

6  He  loves  his  enemies,  and  prays 
For  those  that  curse  him  to  his  face ; 
And  doth  to  all  men  still  the  same, 
That  he  would  hope  or  wish  from  them. 

7  Yet,  when  his  holiest  works  are  done, 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone  : 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see, 
And  dwell  for  ever,  Lord,  with  thee. 

A  7 A  C.  M. 

*-t  I  \J   Liberality  rewarded.      Acts  20,  35, 

1  TTAPPY  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord/ 
XJ_  And  follows  his  commands, 
Who  lends  the  poor  without  reward, 

Or  gives  with  lib'ral  hands. 

2  As  pity  dwells  within  his  breast, 

To  all  the  sons  of  need  ; 
So,  God  shall  answer  his  request 
With  blessings  on  his  seed. 

3  No  evil  tidings  shall  surprise 

His  well  establish'd  mind ; 

His  soul  to  God,  his  refuge,  flies, 

And  leaves  his  fears  behind. 

4  In  times  of  general  distress, 

Some  beams  of  light  shall  shine, 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  give  him  peace  divine. 

5  His  works  of  piety  and  love 

Remain  before  the  Lord ; 
390 


fiATTISM.  4/0-A.   471 

Honor  on  earth,  and  joys  above, 
Shall  be  his  sure  reward. 
L.  M. 
J  ^A       \     Few  saved ;  or,  thealmpH  Christian  j 
'i  I  \J     X\_      t/te  hypocrite,  and  apostate. 

1  INROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death. 
I)   And  thousands  walk  together  there; 

But  wisdom  shows  a  narrow  path, 
With  here  and  there  a  traveler. 

2  "  Deny  thyself,  and  take  thy  cross," 

Is  the  Redeemer's  great  command ; 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  drossy 
If  she  would  gain  this  heav'nly  land. 

3  The  fearful  soul,  that  tiies  and  faints, 

And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  rnore: 
Is  but  esteem'd  almost  a  saint, 

And  makes  his  own  destruction  sure, 

4  Lord,  let  not  all  my  hopes  be  vain  ; 

Create  my  heart  entirely  new  ; 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain, 
Which  false  apostates  never  knew. 


BAPTISM. 

171  C.  Mi 

4/1    Christian  Baptism.     Gal.  3,  26-29. 
;    /  \  OD  did  to  father  Abrah'm  say  : 

VT  I  am  a  God  to  thee, 

And  I  will  bless  thy  race,  and  they 
Shall  be  a  seed  for  me. 

2  Thus  Abrah'm  b'liev'd  the  promise  true 

And  gave  his  sons  to  God  : 
As  water  seals  the  promise  now, 
It  then  was  seal'd  with  blood. 

3  That  covenant  which  God  had  made, 

With  Abrah'm  and  his  seed, 
391 


472 


BAPTISM. 


To  those  who  his  commands  obey'd. 
He  was  their  God  indeed. 

His  offspring  then  were  cireumcis'd. 

Though  none  but  just  the  male  : 
But  male  and  female  are  baptiz'd. 

Since  baptism  is  the  seal. 
And  all  the  nations,  as  they  are. 

The  heathens  and  the  Jews. 
May  claim  an  equal  right  and  share. 

As  the  Apostle  shows. 
The  genuine  seed  of  Abraham, 

Are  they  who,  like  him,  brieve  : 
Like  him,  the  promises  they  claim ; 

Like  him,  the  seal  receive^ 
Then  as  the  water  is  applied,. 

And  God  his  gifts  imparts. 
The  creature  then  is  sanctified,. 

And  circttmciVd  at  heart. 


L.  M. 

7£%  Believer*  bitried  witli  Christ  in  B.ipti 
I  U 
1    HOwe 
\)  Thai 


4 


Rom.  6,  3,  &c. 
e  not  know  that  solemn  word, 
That  we  are  buried  with  the  Lord; 
Baptiz'd  into  his  death,  and  then 
Put  off  the  body  of  our  sin  ? 
Our  souls  receive  diviner  breath, 
Rais?d  from  corruption,  guilt,  and  death  ;. 
So  from  the  grave  did  Christ  arise, 
And  lives  to  God  above  the  skies. 
No  more  let  sin  or  Satan  ieign 
Over  our  mortal  flesh  again ; 
The  various  lusts  we  serv'd  before, 
Shall  have  dominion  now  no  more. 
392 


baptism.  473,  474 

/L73  .L-M- 

^r  I  ZJ        Circumcision  and  baptism. 

1  rPHUS  did  the  sons  of  Abrah'm  pass 
J_    Under  the  bloody  seal  of  grace  j 
The  young  disciples  bore  the  yoke. 
Till  Christ  the  painful  bondage  broke. 

2  By  milder  ways  doth  Jesus  prove 
His  Father's  cov'nant,  and  his  love  : 
He  seals  to  saints  his  glorious  grace, 
N"or  does  forbid  their  infant  race. 

3  Their  seed  is  sprinkled  with  his  blood, 
Their  children  set  apart  for  God  : 

His  Spirit  on  their  offspring  shed, 
Like  water  pour'd  upon  their  head. 

4  Let  ev'ry  saint  with  cheerful  voice. 
In  this  large  covenant  rejoice : 
Young  children,  in  their  early  days, 
Shall  give  the  God  of  Abrah'm  praise. 


INFANT    BAPTISM. 


474 


C.  M. 

1  TJEHOLD,  what  condescending  lov* 
J3  Jesus  on  earth  displays  ! 

To  babes  and  sucklings,  he  extend* 
The  riches  of  his  grace! 

2  He  still  the  ancient  promise  keeps. 

To  our  forefathers  giv'n; 
Young  children  in  his  arms  he  takes. 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heav'n. 

3  "Permit  them  to  approach,"  he  cries, 

"  Nor  scorn  their  humble  name  ; 
For  'twas  to  bless  such  soul>  as  these. 
The  Lord  of  angels  came.*' 
i  We  bring  them,  Lord,  with  thankful  bearU. 
And  vield  them  up  to  thee, 
399 


475,  476 


BAPTISM. 


Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 
Thine  may  our  offspring  be. 

5  Kindly  receive  this  tender  branch. 

And  form  his  soul  for  God; 
Baptize  him  with  thy  Spiiit,  Lord, 
And  wash  him  with  thy  blood. 

6  Thus  to  their  parents  and  their  seed 

Let  thy  salvation  come; 
And  num'rous  households  meet  at  last 
In  one  eternal  home. 


475 


C.  M. 


SHEPHERD,  who  lead'st  with  tender  .care, 
The  feeble  of  thy  fold, — 
Who  dost  regard  the  weakest  there, 
And  all  their  steps  uphold; 

2    This  little,  helpless  lamb  receive, 
In  mercy,  to  thy  breast; 
And  let  parental  fondness  leave 
It  safely  there  to  rest. 
'•   Surround  it  with  thy  guardian  love, 
Through  all  life's  dang'rous  way  ; 
Ne'er  let  it  from  thy  pastures  rove, 
Nor  be  the  lion's  prey. 

4  In  thine  eternal,  heav'nly  home, 
Oh,  let  it  find  a  place, 
And  be,  when  life  and  toils  are  done, 
A  trophy  of  thy  grace. 

C.  M. 

\  H (\  Abraham* s  blessing  on  the  Gentiles. 
^  /U  Gen.  17,  7;  Rom.^15,  8;  Mark  10,  14. 
1   TT  0 W  large  the  promise  !  how  divine, 
JTjL   To  Abrah'm  and  his  seed! 
u  I  ?11  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  all  their  need." 
394 


BAPTISM.  **"• 

2  The  words  of  his  extensive  love 

From  age  to  age  endure  ; 
The  angel  of  the  covenant  proves, 
And  seals  the  blessing  surf. 

3  Jesus  thf  ancient  faith  confirms, 

To  our  great  fathers  giv'n  ; 
He  takes  young  children  to  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heav?n. 

4  Our  God,  how  faithful  are  his  ways' 

His  love  endures  the  same; 
Xor  from  the  promise  of  his  grace 
Blots  out  his  children's  name. 

C.  M. 

4^1  ~7  Children  devoted  to  Goo  . 

I  I    Gen.  1?,  7-10;  Acts  16,  11. 
I   r|  HUS  saith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 
I     -;  I  '11  be  a  God  to  thee ; 
1  *11  bless  thy  numerous  race,  and  * 
Shall  be  a  seed  for  me.'; 

9   Abraham  believ'd  the  promis'd  graces 
And  gave  his  sons  to  God  ; 
But  water  seals  the  blessing  now, 
That  once  was  seal'd  with  blood. 
3  Thus  Lydia  sanctified  her  house, 
When  she  receiv'd  the  word  j 
Thus  the  believing  jailor  gave 
His  household  to  the  Lord. 
•4  Thus  later  saints,  eternal  King, 

Thine  ancient  truths  embrace;     . 
To  thee  their  infant  offspring  bring. 
And  humbly  claim  the  grace. 


4?£ 


478 
!  1 1 


C.  M. 
Baptism  of  one  infant  only. 
BLESSED  Comforter,  draw  oeai ! 
Bestow  thy  grace  divine  ; 
395 


4?a  m 


BAPTISM. 


We  dedicate  this  infant  here, 
io  be  for  ever  thine. 
2   And  as  this  water  is  applied, 
So  let  thy  giace  be  giv'n, 
ny  which  it  may  be  sanctified. 
And  made  an  heir  of  heav'n. 

17Q     .,  cm. 

a*  I  •/    Wfore  several  infants  are  baptized. 

1  'I   HOU  Comforter,  we  pray,  draw  near, 

Bestow  thy  gifts  divine; 
We  dedicate  these  infants  here. 
May  they  be  wholly  thine. 

2  As  water  is  to  them  applied, 

So  may  thy  grace  be  giv'n. 
By  which  they  may  be  sanctified. 
And  made  the  heirs  of  heav'n. 


480 


BAPTI3M    Ol     ADULTS. 


L.  M. 


1  /  IHRTST  gave  this  solemn,  great  command  ! 
\j    Ye  shall  go  forth  in  ev'rv  land  ; 

You,  my  apostles,  I  do  charge, 

To  preach  my  gospel-word  at  larg^. 

2  Disciple  nations  unto  me; 
Baptizing  them,  that  they  may  be 
Such  heirs  and  subjects  of  my  grace. 
As  serve  me  in  tiue  holiness. 

..'  Teach  them,  that  they  observe  and  do 
AH  things  J  have  commanded  you; 
Declare  to  them,  they  shall  be  bleat, 
If  they  comply  with  my  request. 

A   Ye  who  intend  to  be  baptiz'd. 
He  ye  admonish'd  and  advis'd  ; 
With  all  your  heart  repent  and  b'lieve : 
The  seal  of  pard'ning  grace  receive. 


baptism.  481.  482 

S   Ye  must  resolve  with  all  your  heart. 
To  act  th*1  faithful  Christian's  part  : 
Renounce  the  devil,  world,  and  sin. 
And  mortify  your  lusts  within. 

8   Re  ye  baptiz'd  in  Jesus-*  nam*1, 
And  be  ye  never  more  asham'd 
To  own  and  follow  Christ  your  Lord, 
And  be  obedient  to  his  word.  ( 

MC.  M. 
.Mark  16,  16. 
1    H  pROCLAIM,'*  said  Christ,  «  God's  won- 
X     To  all  the  sons  of  men ;      [drous  grace 
He  who  believes  and  is  baptiz'd. 
Salvation  shall  obtain." 
3  Let  plenteous  grace  descend  on  those, 
\Vho,  hoping  in  his  word, 
This  day  have  publicly  declar'd, 
That  Jesus  is  their  Lord. 

3   With  cheerful  feet  may  they  go  on, 

And  run  the  Christian  race. 
And  in  the  troubles  of  the  way, 

Find  all-sufficient  grace. 
A    And  when  the  awful  message  comes. 

To  call  their  souls  away, 
May  they  be  found  prepard  to  live 

In  realms  of  endless  day. 


AFTER    BAPTISM    IS    ADMINISTERED. 


m 


C.  M. 

1   TX  duty  we  are  bound  to  praise 
I    The  Lord,  who  hath  bestow'd 
His  word,  and  all  the  means  of  grac, 
To  make  us  heirs  of  God. 
897 


483,  484 


CATECHISING. 


The  treasures  Christ  to  us  has  will'd, 
For  which  he  bled  and  died, 

Are  by  his  ordinances  seal'd, 
Confirm'd  and  ratified. 

L.  M. 

i   riTHE  Lord  grant  you  that  living  faith, 
X    That  may  preserve  you  unto  death; 
O  be  ye  faithful,  never  yield, 
But  keep  your  ground,  and  gain  the  field. 

"2  Remember  this  throughout  your  days  ; 
You  are  to  walk  in  Jesus'  ways  ; 
Trust  ye  in  him,  he  will  defend 
Your  cause,  until  your  warfare  end. 


CATECHISING. 


484 


BEFORE    CATECHISING    OR    SCHOOL. 

L>  M. 

1    ]  J  APPY  the  youth  that  soon  begin 
jj    To  shun  and  flee  the  way  of  sin  v, 
if  they  receive  instruction  well, 
They  will  avoid  the  way  to  hell. 

'I  They  shall  escape  a  thousand  snares^ 
If  they  devote  their  tender  years 
To  serve  the  Lord  with  heart  and  minds 
And  are  to  all  his  will  resign'd. 

3  If  they  who  are  yet  in  their  youth, 
Do  love  to  hear  and  learn  the  truth, 
With  ease  their  souls  may  be  refin'd^ 
And  true  religion  fill  their  mind. 

4  It  is  by  one  and  all  confessed, 
That  all  such  youth  are  truly  blest  j 
They  shall  in  all  succeeding  days, 

Be  bless'd  in  all  their  lives  and  ways. 
398 


catechising.  465,  480 


485 


C.  M. 

1  "1JTOVV  precious  is  God's  holy  word! 
±±_  That  word  of  life  and  peace, 
Which  shows  the  way  unto  the  Lord, 

The  way  of  happiness. 

2  How  bless'd  are  they,  and  only  they, 

Who  wish  the  truth  to  know ; 
Who  seek  to  find  the  righteous  way> 
And  strive  therein  to  go. 

3  Lord,  in  thy  presence  we  appear, 

Here  at  thy  throne  we  stand; 
Make  us  thy  word  of  truth  to  hear> 
And  live  to  thy  command. 
i  0  !   mighty  Shepherd  of  thy  sheep, 
Who  seekest  those  that  stray, 
Thy  blessed  word  and  staff  can  keep- 
er s  in  thy  righteous  way. 
5  Teach  us  the  way  of  life  and  truth, 
The  way  of  righteousness  ; 
Direct,  0  Lord!   the  wand'ring  youth, 
The  way  of  life  and  peace.  t 

486 

1  \   PPROACH,  dear  youth,  unto  the  Lord> 
l\    To  hear  and  learn  his  holy  word  : 
That  sacred  word,  which  God  has  giv'n, 
That  word  which  shows  the  way  to  heav'n. 

2  Attend  and  hear,  0  !  precious  youth, 
O  !  hear  and  learn  the  word  of  truth  ; 
O  !  learn  to  fear  and  love  your  God, 
Who  sav'd  you  with  the  Savior's  blood. 

3  Pray,  that  the  Lord  may  govern  you, 
In  all  you  wish,  think,  say,  or  do ; 
And  let  it  be  your  care  and  aimj 

To  glorify  his  holy  name. 
399 


487,  488  CATECHISING. 

4  Youth  is  the  choicest  time,  we  know, 
That  God  affords  to  men  below : 
Improve  the  time,  O  pray  be  wise, 
Secure  the  great  and  heav'nly  prize. 

5  Look  on  us,  Lord,  assembled  here ; 
With  light  and  life,  and  love,  draw  near ; 
Afford  us  grace,  with  one  accord, 

To  hear  and  understand  thy  word. 
C  Grant  us  thy  Holy  Spirit's  aid, 
To  grow  in  thee,  our  living  head ; 
Let  all  thy  graces  be  applied, 
Till  we  be  truly  sanctified.  { 


487 


01  L.  M. 

A  \  "E  are  instructed  by  the  Lord. 
\  \     When  we  are  taught  his  holy  word  : 
The  way  of  life  is  then  reveal'd 
To  those  who  to  his  precepts  yield. 
We  pray  to  thee,  O  Father!  kind. 
Fill  us  with  the  dear  Savior's  mind; 
O  make  us  willing  to  obey, 
And  follow  Jesus  in  his  way. 
O  may  we  serve  him  with  delight. 
Be  meek  and  humble  in  his  sight ; 
So  shall  we  have  our  souls  possessed 
With  all  that  makes  us  trulv  bless'd.  } 


488 


L.  M. 

1  QHOULD  it  not  be  our  chief  concern, 
!►  j  To  take  the  charge  of  rising  youth, 
That  they  be  taught  to  know  and  learn 

The  doctrine  of  the  gospel  truth  ? 

2  If  these  our  duties  we  neglect, 

And  not  instruct  the  rising  race, 
What  can  or  may  we  then  expect. 
But  citizens  corrupt  and  base  ? 
400 


catechising.  199 

3  How  carefully  all  parents  ought 

Devote  their  children  unto  God, 
And  see  that  they  be  truly  taught 

To  walk  the  straight  and  heav'nly  road' 

4  Our  Savior  and  our  God  to  know. 

Is  everlasting  life  and  peace  : 
What  better  then  can  parents  do, 

Than  truly  to  provide  for  this  I 
Ti  This  charge  the  great  Jehovah  gave,. 

When  he  by  Moses  gave  his  laws  ; 
Tha  same  advice  by  Paul  we  have  ; 

As  needful  now,  as  then  it  was. 

6  What  can  su-ch  wicked'  parents  plead  ! 

This  needful  duty  to  refuse  : 
Our  youth  the  same  instructions  need. 
As  did  the  youth  of  ancient  Jews. 

7  Why  should  we  slight  that  great  command  „ 

And  never  teach  our  youth  the  word. 
Which  would  give  them  to  understand 
The  will  and  counsels  of  the  Loid  !  t 


Loy  c.  m. 

1  /'  1  OD  haih  commanded  in  his  wo  id, 
VJT  To  teach  the  tender  youth. 

In  the  discipline  of  the  Lord, 
And  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

2  Therefore  the  Christian  school  is  taught,. 

That  rising  youth  may  know 
And  learn,  what  ev'ry  Christian  ought 
In  all  his  life  to  do* 

3  It  is  a  pleasing  thing  to  see*, 

Where  virtue  is  impress?d; 
And  youth  are  taught  the  righteous  wa? . 
The  way  that  makes  them  bless'd. 

4  All  pious  parents  do  rejoice. 

When  Christian  knowledge  grows,. 
401 


49) 


CATJXIIISJLNJ. 


And  when  their  children  take  advice, 
Such  as  the  Lord  bestows. 
5  Pear  children,  take  advice,  and  learn  ; 
Obey  the  Lord's  command  ; 
And  let  it  be  your  chief concernj 
His  word  to  understand. 

Jj  God's  blessing  then  will  rest  on  you. 
And  blessed  shall  you  be  ; 
You  shall  be  blest  in  all  you  do  : 
JBlest  to  eternity. 

490 

1    /  \  HAPPY  youth  that  fear  the  Lord, 
V  /   And  walk  in  all  his  Ways  ; 

Who  take  delight  to  learn  his  word, 
And  serve  him  all  their  days. 

'2  In  such  the  Lord  will  take  delight; 
He  takes  them  for  his  own, 
And  they  are  pleasing  in  his  sight, 
In  Jesus,  his  dear  Son. 

3  The  Lord  in  mercy  hears  their  pray'r; 

When  it  comes  from  the  heart ; 
He  keeps  them  ever  in  bis  care, 
And  ne'er  from  them  will  part. 

4  Bless'd  are  the  children  who  despise 

To  walk  the  sinful  road ; 
The  Lord  will  make  them  truly  wise, 
To  learn  the  word  of  God. 

5  The  Lord  will  keep  them  in  his  hand. 

And  help  them  when  they  need  : 
He  gives  them  grace  to  understand 
The  lessons  which  they  read. 

6  The  blessed  Jesus  is  their  friend, 

And  leads  them  in  his  way ; 
When  they  do  learn,  he  will  attend, 
And  hear  them  when  they  pray. 
402 


catechising.     490-A,  490-B,  490-C 


490 -A 


S.   M. 


1  rpHE  pity  of  the  Lord, 

L    To  those  that  fear  his  name, 
Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel ; 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

2  Our  days  are  as  the  grass. 

Or  like  the  morning  flow'i ! 
When  blasting  winds  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

3  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

To  endless  yeais  endure; 
And  children's  children  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure, 

490-13      l.  m. 

1  ri'HOU  great  Instructor,  lest  I  stray, 

1    Oh  teach  my  eiring  feet  thy  way  ' 
Thy  truth,  with  ever  fresh  delight, 
Shall  guide  my  doubtful  steps  aright. 

2  How  oft  my  heart's  affections  yield. 
And  wander  o'er  the  world's  wide  field  ! 
My  roving  passions,  Lord,  reclaim  : 
LTnite  them  all  to  fear  thy  name. 

3  Then,  to  my  God,  my  heart  and  tongue, 
With  all  their  pow'rs,  shall  raise  the  song  ; 
On  earth  thy  glories  I  '11  declare, 

Till  heav'n  th'  immortal  notes  -hall  hear. 
L.  M. 
A  C\  A     f  1   TJie  bools  of  nature  and  of  Script  urt 
fti/vf    v>   compared;  or,  glory  of  the  Gospel, 

Psalm  19. 

1  rPHE  heav'ns  declare  thy  glory,  Lord: 

1    In  ev'ry  star  thy  wisdom  shines  : 

But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 

We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines., 

403 


■it)  I 


CATECHISING. 


'J  he  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light; 

And  nights  and  days,  thy  po\v?r  confess; 
But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ, 

Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 
Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  convey  thy  praise 

Round  the  whole  eaith,  and  never  stand  ; 
So,  when  thy  truth  began  its  race, 

It  touch'd  and  glanc'd  on  ev'ry  land. 
Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run  ; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 

That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 
Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise  ! 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavmly  light ; 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise  : 

Thy  laws  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 
Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view, 

In  souls  renew'd  and  sins  forgiv'n  : 
Lord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew, 

And  make  thy  word  my  guide  to  heav'n. 


41)1 


AFTER  CATECHISING  OR  SCHOOL. 


C.  M. 


1  \X7E  praise  thee,  Jesus,  gracious  Lord, 

I  >      Great  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King ; 
We  praise  thee  for  thy  blessed  word ; 
Thy  praise  we  join  to  sing. 

2  How  bless'd  are  we,  who  know  our  God, 

Who  by  his  word  are  taught 
To  know  that  Jesus  shed  his  blood, 
And  hath  us  dearly  bought. 

3  We  join  to  praise  his  holy  name  ; 

All  praise  to  him  be  giv'n  : 
To  die  for  us  on  earth  he  came, 
And  made  us  heirs  of  heav'n. 
404 


CATECHISING.  491 

4  0  may  we  ever  keep  in  mind, 

What  Christ  lor  us  has  done  : 
For  mercies  great  of  ev'ry  kind, 
Jesus  to  us  has  shown. 

5  His  word — it  teaches  us  the  way. 

The  way  to  life  and  peace  ; 
When  humbly  we  to  him  do  pray. 
He  grants  us  pardoning  grace. 

6  Our  life,  our  health,  and  all  we  have, 

Our  blessed  Lord  does  give ; 
He  came  our  precious  souls  to  save, 
And  died  that  we  should  live. 

7  Since  God  to  us  so  kind  does  prove, 

We  praise  him  all  our  days  ; 
For  none  but  he  deserves  our  love, 
And  none  but  he  our  praise. 

8  The  Lord  will  help  us  all  our  days, 

In  grace  and  love  to  grow  : 
We  '11  strive  to  walk  in  all  his  ways, 
As  well  as  we  do  know. 

9  We  are  in  his  almighty  hands, 

Who  does  for  us  provide  ; 
And  those  who  walk  in  his  commands, 
Have  all  their  wants  supplied. 

10  The  Lord  to  us  is  good  and  kind; 

If  we  his  word  obey, 
0  then,  we  shall  be  sure  to  find 
The  things  for  which  we  pray. 

11  For  Jesus'  sake  God  will  forgive, 

The  evils  we  have  done, 
Teach  us  a  holy  life  to  live, 
Like  Jesus,  his  dear  Son. 

12  We  pray  thee,  Lord,  keep  us  from  sin, 

And  ev'ry  sinful  way  ; 
0  may  we  never  walk  therein, 
Like  sheep  that  go  astray. 
405 


402,   493  CATECHISING. 

13  For,  sinful  ways — they  lead  to  hell. 
The  place  of  endless  pain  ; 
Where  wicked  men  and  devils  dwell. 
And  ever  shall  remain. 

492 

1  TJAPPY  the  child,  whose  tender  years 
XI  Receive  instruction  well ; 

Who  hates  the  sinner's  path,  and  fears 
The  road  that  leads  to  hell. 

2  When  we  give  up  our  youth  to  God, 

'Tis  pleasing  in  his  eyes  ; 
A  flow'r  that  's  ofTer'd  in  the  bud, 
Is  no  vain  sacrifice. 

3  'Tis  easy  work,  if  we  begin 

To  fear  the  Lord  betimes  ; 
While  sinners,  who  grow  old  in  sin, 
Are  harden'd  in  their  crimes. 

4  'Twill  save  us  from  a  thousand  snares, 

To  mind  religion  young; 
It  will  preserve  our  fol'wing  years, 
And  make  our  virtue  strong. 

5  To  thee,  almighty  God !  to  thee 

Our  childhood  we  resign ; 
'Twill  please  us  to  look  back,  and  see 
That  our  whole  lives  were  thine. 

6  Let  the  sweet  work  of  pray'r  and  praise 

Employ  our  youngest  breath  ; 
Thus  we  're  prepar'd  for  longer  days, 
Or  fit  for  early  death. 


S.  M. 

TESUS,  our  heav'nly  guide, 
We  pray  thee  with  us  stay  : 
Do  not  thy  sceptre  from  us  hide, 
Lest  we  should  go  astray. 
406 


CATECHISING.  494,   495 

2  Ev'ning  of  time  is  come  ; 

Direct  us  in  the  road 
That  leads  to  our  eternal  home. 
Up  to  the  throne  of  God. 

3  In  these  last  evil  days, 

Let  not  thy  word  divine. 

Withdraw  its  holy  lucid  rays, 

But  in  us  brilliant  shine. 

4  Pure,  to  the  end,  O  Lord, 

May  we  always  preserve 
Thy  holy  sacraments  and  word. 
And  them  with  care  observe. 

5  That  we  in  quiet  rest, 

Our  future  days  may  spend  ; 
May  we  with  godliness  be  blest, 
Our  lives  in  peace  to  end. 

6  Till  we  thy  throne  surround 

In  heav'n  with  shining  throngs, — 
Thy  praise  from  golden  harps  shall  sound. 
In  sweet  harmonious  songs.  d.  b. 


404 


C.  M. 

1  r  I   HE  labors  of  our  teachers  bless  ; 

Impress  them  on  our  mind ; 
To  their  endeavors  grant  success  ; 
Let  us  thy  blessing  find. 

2  Lord,  grant  us  knowledge,  zeal,  and  love  ; 

Our  little  faith  increase  ; 
And  make  us  wise,  that  we  may  prove 
The  things  that  work  our  peace.  t 


495 


C.  M. 


1  rpHY  heawnly  blessing,  Jesus,  grant, 
To  these,  the  present  youth : 
Give  them  such  light  and  grace  they  want, 
To  understand  the  truth. 
407 


405-A,  49G         CONFIRMATION. 

2  Engage  their  hearts  with  fervent  zeal, 
To  serve  thee  all  their  days; 
And  cause  their  hearts  and  minds  to  feel 
The  workings  of  thy  grace. 


-A 


C.  M. 

1  /  \  THOU,  to  whom  all  creatures  bow, 
V  /  Within  this  earthly  frame, 
Through  all  the  world,  how  great  art  thou ! 

How  glorious  is  thy  name ! 

2  When  heav'n,  thy  glorious  work  on  high, 

Employs  my  wond'ring  sight; 
The  moon  that  nightly  rules  the  sky, 
With  stars  of  feebler  light ; 

3  Lord,  what  is  man  !  that  thou  shouldst  choose 

To  keep  him  in  thy  mind ! 
Or  what  his  race  !  that  thou  shouldst  prove 
To  them  so  wondrous  kind. 


CONFIRMATION. 

EEFORE    CONFIRMATION. 


L.  M. 

1  /  \  JESUS,  faithful  Shepherd,  Lord! 

\  /  We  pray,  thy  heaw'nly  grace  afford; 
Thou  art  the  life,  the  truth,  and  way-; 
Thou  seekest  those  that  go  astray. 

2  Look  on  the  flock  presented  here, 
Who  at  thy  throne  of  grace  appear ; 
They  are  the  purchase  of  thy  blood, 
And  dedicated  unto  God. 

3  Thy  mercy  kept  them  all  their  days, 
Though  they  have  walkM  in  sinful  ways  : 
The  way  wherein  great  numbers  go, 
The  way  that  leads  to  endless  woe. 

408 


CONFIRMATION. 

;   Their  hearts  should  be  with  grief  oppress''  I, 
And  godly  sorrow  fill  each  breast ; 
Sure  they  would  mourn,  could  they  but  see 
How  they  have  err'd  and  stray'd  from  thee. 

5  O  let  thy  grace  and  love  be  felt, 
And  cause  their  stony  hearts  to  melt; 
Make  deep  impressions  on  their  mind, 
To  make  them  humble  and  resigned. 

6  Show  mercy,  Lord,  to  them,  we  pray, 
Grant  light  and  life,  in  which  they  mav 
Return  to  thee,  their  Lord,  again, 
And  faithful  until  death  remain. 


497 


C.  M. 

1    1  T  Y  Lord  and  Savior,  govern  me. 
J\j_  Li  all  whatever  I  do ; 

In  whom  should  I  depend,  but  thee, 

While  I  am  here  below  ! 
%  By  thee  my  soul  was  dearly  bought. 

And  thus  became  thy  claim  ; 
In  all  my  life  I  humbly  ought 

To  prove  that  such  I  am. 
3  But  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  are  known — 

In  vain  I  strive  to  hide — 
The  many  evils  I  have  done. 

Since  I  set  thee  aside. 

1  All  my  engagements  were  in  vain  : 
My  solemn  vow  1  broke, 
And  I  became  enslav'd  again, 
To  bear  the  tempter's  yoke. 
5  To  whom  or  whither  can  I  flee, 
To  be  again  restor'd  ? 
Who  can  afford  such  grace  to  me, 
But  Jesus,  thou,  my  Lord  ? 
3  Thy  promises  are  my  recourse, 
To  have  my  strength  renew'd  : 
s  409 


-103,  499        coNFESsroK  or  si5\ 

To  conquer  sin  and  Satan's  force,. 
I  trust  to  thee,  my  God. 


AFTER    CONFIRMATION. 


498 


C.  M. 

1  r\  IHE  grace  of  God  be  with  you  hence* 

1     And  heav'nly  aid  afford, 
To  be  your  shield  and  sure  defence, 
To  serve  your  blessed  Lord. 

2  Like  faithful  soldiers  act  your  part,. 

And  never  yield  to  sin  ; 
Jul  seek  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart* 
The  precious  prize  to  win. 
y  Remembei  well  the  covenant. 
Which  you  have  here  renewM  :. 
To  bear  the  cross,  be  ye  content ; 
Your  sins  must  be  subcm'iL 

4  ;>  keep  in  view  the  great  reward; 

Look  to  the  life  to  come, 
Which  you  shall  have  when  Christ  yorsr  Lord 
Shall  come  to  take  you  home. 

5  Lord,  grant  us  grace,  with  confidence 

To  bear  our  crosses  here, 
That,  when  thou  callest  us  from  hence, 
We  may  with  joy  appear.  X 


CONFESSION  OF  SIN. 


499 


C.  M. 

ALAS !  can  such  a  wretch  be  sav 
Such  as  I  e'er  have  been  ? 
My  life  is  unto  vice  enslav'd, 
And  all  I  do  is  sin. 

410 


CONFESSION    OF    SIN.  f)00 

2  My  covenant  with  God  I  broke. 

My  claim  to  heav'n  is  gone. 

And  sin  and  guilt,  a  heavy  yoke, 

Bear  all  my  comforts  down. 

3  Lord,  were  I  driven  from  thy  face, 

For  e'er  to  take  my  flight 
Beyond  the  reach  of  pard'ning  grace, 
Thy  judgments  would  be  right. 

4  Not  men  nor  angels  can  relieve 

My  mind,  with  guilt  oppress'd  ; 
Not  heav'n  itself  relief  can  give, 
Nor  ease  my  troubled  breast. 

5  My  sins  increase  still  more  and  more, 

Although  distress'd  I  feel ; 
I  do  not  yet  possess  that  pow?r 
That  sanctifies  my  will. 

6  I  truly  see  my  wants,  indeed  ; 

But  yet  I  do  not  find 
Such  godly  sorrow  as  I  need, 
To  work  an  humble  mind. 

7  But  thou,  my  God,  hast  pow'r,  I  know. 

This  blessing  to  impart, 
Which  can  create  my  mind  anew. 

And  work  a  change  of  heart.  { 

500 

1  1_TA"V  E  mercy,  gracious  Lord,  forgive  ! 
JjL  Are  not  thy  mercies  free  ? 

May  not  a  dying  sinner  live, 
Who  truly  turns  to  thee  ? 

2  My  sins  are  great,  I  must  confers. 

Far  more  than  I  can  know ; 
But  0  !  thy  love  and  pardoning  grace, 
Are  great  and  boundless  too. 

3  0!  cleanse  me  from  my  sin  and  guilt, 

And  make  my  conscience  clean ; 
411 


5l)l  CONFESSION    OF    SIN. 

My  heart  with  godly  sorrow  melt. 
To  mourn  for  ev'ry  sin. 

4  Great  God,  I  must  confess  with  shame, 

I  can't  deny,  but  own, 
Corrupted,  vile,  and  base  I  am, 
As  I  to  thee  am  known. 

5  Yet,  save  my  soul  from  deep  despair, 

According  to  thy  word; 
To  thee  I  make  my  feeble  pray'r, 
To  thee,  my  gracious  Lord. 


501 


C.  M. 

1  \  \  "OE  unto  me  !  how  oft  I  have 

\  \      Transgressed  and  gone  astray  ; 
To  Satan  I  have  been  a  slave, 
And  lov'd  the  sinful  way. 

2  My  God  was  ever  kind  to  me, 

And  great  has  been  his  love : 
How  could  I  so  unthankful  be, 
So  disobedient  prove. 

3  My  conscience  testifies  to  me, 

According  to  thy  word, 
That,  in  strict  justice,  I  should  be 
Accursed  from  my  Lord. 

4  0  gracious  Lord !  I  well  do  know 

That  wretched  is  my  case  ; 
But  whither  can  I  flee  or  go, 
To  reach  redeeming  grace  ? 

5  Not  man  nor  angel  can  relieve 

My  mind,  with  guilt  oppress'd  ; 
Not  heav'n  itself  such  comforts  give, 
To  set  my  heart  at  rest. 

6  O  blessed  Jesus,  unto  thee, 

To  thee  will  I  attend; 
To  thee,  my  refuge,  Lord !  I  flee  ; 
Thou  art  my  Lord  and  friend. 
412 


CONFESSION  OF  SIN.      502,  50*2- A 

7  Thy  sufferings  and  thy  dying  groans. 
Thy  blood  which  freely  streamed, 
For  all  my  sin  and  guilt  atones. 

By  which  I  was  redeemed.  % 

/rno  C.  M. 

0\)6  Zech.  12,  10. 

1  \   L  AS  !  and  did  my  Savior  bleed  \ 
_^\^  And  did  my  Sov'reign  die  ? 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head, 

For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

2  Was  it  for  crimes,  that  I  had  done, 

He  groan'd  upon  the  tree  1 
Amazing  pity  !  grace  unknown  ! 
And  love  beyond  degree! 

3  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories  in, 
When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died 
For  man,  the  creature's  sin. 

4  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  his  dear  cross  appears, 
Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  my  eyes  to  tears. 

5  But  drops  of  tears  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe  : 
Here,  Lord!  I  give  myself  away — 
Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 

£f)2-  A     -s  lines  7's- 


M 


The  only  refuge. 
ESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 
Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  nearer  waters  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high  ; 
Hide  me,  O  my  Savior,  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past ; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide, 
0  receive  my  soul  at  last. 
413 


503  the  lord's  supper. 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none  ; 

Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee  : 
Leave,  O  leave  me  not  alone ; 

Still  support  and  comfort  me : 
All  my  trust  on  thee  is  stay'd ; 

All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring ; 
Cover  my  defenceless  head 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

3  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want : 

Moie  than  all  in  thee  I  find  •. 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint, 

Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind. 
Just  and  holy  is  thy  name  ; 

I  am  all  unrighteousness; 
False,  and  full  of  sin  I  am ; 

Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace. 

4  Plenteous  grace  with  thee  is  found,- 

Grace  to  cover  all  my  sin  : 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound  ; 

Make  and  keep  me  pure  within. 
Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art ; 

Freely  let  me  take  of  thee  ; 
Spring  thou  up  within  my  heart  ; 

Rise  to  all  eternity. 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 


BEFOHE    COMMUNION. 

')\JO  L.  M. 

1  /  10ME  to  the  feast  of  heav'nly  wine, 

V      O  man  !  and  make  this  blessing  thine  ; 
Your  Lord  himself  invites  to  sup, 
And  share  the  blessings  of  the  cup. 

2  Praise  ye  the  Savior,  ye  that  eat, 
Since  he  affords  to  you  this  treat ; 

414 


THF.    LORD*S    StJPPKK. 

Ve  are  with  hi*  rich  bounties  :"•■    . 
And  Jesus  is  yoar  living  bread. 

3  Ye  helpless,  poor,  and  needy,  come  ! 
0  come  !  for  you  there  yet  is  room  ; 
O  come  !  and  you  shall  su 
Refreshments  for  the  weary  mind. 

A   O  sinners,  this  is  welcome  news, 
0  pray,  be  wise,  and  don't  refuse 
Come,  venture,  you  shall  find  it  true  - 
This  table,  yea,  is  set  for  J 

5  Dear  Lord,  if  sin  can  be  a  plea, 
Then  there  is  grace  in  store  for 
Through  mercy  I  shall  rind  a  place, 
And  with  the  rest  be  sav'd 

6  I  come,  0  Savior,  as  I  am  ! 
Thy  merits  I  do  humbly  c 
Thy  promise  gives  me  free  ac  : 
To  everlasting  life  and  pe 

•504 

1  r]   HIS  is  the  least  ol  heav 

J^     And  God  invites  to  sup; 
The  juices  of  the  living  vine 
Were  pressM  to  fill  the  cup. 

2  Oh,  bless  tne  Savior,  ye  thai  eat- 

With  royal  dainties  fed; 
Not  heaven  affords  a  costlier  treat, 
For  Jesus  is  the  bread. 

vile,  the  lost,  he  calls  to  to 
Ye  trembling  souls,  appear  ! 
The  righteous  in  their  own  esteem 
Have  no  acceptance  here. 

4  Approach,  ye  poor,  nor  dare  refuse 

The  banquet  spread  for  you  ; 
Dear  Savior,  this  is  welcome  news, 
Thee  I  may  venture  too. 
415 


505,  506       the  lord's  supper. 


5  If  guilt  and  sin  afford  a  plea. 
And  may  obtain  a  place, 
Surely  the  Lord  will  welcome  me, 
And  I  shall  see  his  face. 

rnr  c.  m. 

OVO      1  Cor.  11,23-26;  Isa.  53,4-10. 

1  /  \  WONDROUS  love,  beyond  degree ! 
\J  Which  none  can  e'er  conceive; 
My  blessed  Savior  calls  on  me : 

Come  unto  me  and  live. 

2  Here  is  his  gracious  table  set, 

With  all  my  soul  doth  need  ; 
He  bids  me  here  partake  and  eat, 
And  on  his  bounties  feed. 

3  This  feast  consists  of  heavenly  food, 

As  Jesus  testified ; 
It  is  his  body  and  his  blood  : 

For  us  he  bled  and  died. 
-1  His  flesh  was  bruis'd,  his  blood  was  spilt ; 

With  love  to  man  it  stream'd, 
And  made  atonement  for  our  guilt, 

By  which  we  were  redeem Jd. 
-5  Here  take  the  pledges  of  his  love, 

Which  the  bless'd  Savior  gave 
To  draw  our  minds  on  things  above, 

Which  there  we  are  to  have. 


L.  M. 

C1HRIST  Jesus,  our  eternal  friend, 
J  Did  us  from  Satan's  pow'r  defend ; 
And  shed  his  blood,  that  we  should  be 
From  death,  and  hell,  and  sin  set  free. 
He  gives  his  body  with  the  bread, 
With  wine,  his  blood,  which  he  has  shed, 
That  we  remember  evermore, 
That  we  were  sav'd  from  Satan's  pow'r, 
41b* 


the  lord's  supper.  507 

J  Let  him  who  wishes  to  appear 

Before  the  table,  be  aware 

That  scourg'd  and  chasten'd  he  shall  be, 

If  he  partake  unworthily. 
[  And  O  my  soul !  in  me  arise, 

And  praise  thy  God  for  these  supplies. 

For  sacrificing  his  dear  Son 

For  all  the  sins  which  thou  hast  done, 
i  Thou  shalt  with  confidence  believe, 

To  cure  the  sick,  he  this  doth  give  : 

Inviting  those  oppressed  by  sin, 

Who  plainly  see  how  vile  they  *ve  been. 

Ye  poor  and  needy,  come  to  me, 

Ye  from  your  sins  reliev'd  shall  be  : 

Physicians  for  the  sick  provide ; 

The  healthy  can  without  abide. 

But  if  ye  on  your  works  depend, 

Why  should  I  die,  your  dearest  friend, 

And  set  this  table  for  your  rest, 

If  your  good  works  could  make  you  blest  / 

If  this  sincerely  you  believe, 

And  with  your  lips  assent  you  give, 

O  then  you  '11  be  a  worthy  guest. 

And  then  your  soul  shall  be  at  rest. 

And  then  let  goodly  works  appear. 

And  show  your  neighbor  fruits  sincere; 

And  let  your  love  to  him  be  known, 

As  Christ,  vour  Lord,  to  vou  has  shown. 


507 


6  lines  S's. 
1   TN  that  sad  memorable  night, 
[    When  Jesus  was  for  us  betray'd, 
He  left  his  death-recordins:  rite: 

He  took  and  blessM  and  brake  the  bread, 
And  gave  his  own  their  last  bequest, 
Aiid  thus  his  love?s  intent  expressed  : 
41? 


503  the  lord's  supper. 

2  "  Take,  eat.  this  is  my  body,  giv'n 

To  purchase  life  and  peace  for  you, 
Paidon,  and  holiness,  and  heav'n  : 

Do  ihis,  my  dying  love  to  show; 
Accept  your  precious  legacy, 
And  thus,  my  friends,  remember  me*55 

3  He  took  into  his  hands  the  cup, 

To  crown  the  sacramental  feast, 
And,  full  of  kind  concern,  look'd  up, 

And  <rave  to  them  what  he  had  blest : 
u  And  diink  ye  all  of  this,55  he  saith, 
"  In  solemn  mem'ry  of  my  death.55 

4  "  This  is  my  blood,  which  seals  the  new 

Eternal  cov'nant  of  my  grace; 
.My  blood  so  freely  shed  lor  you, 

For  you,  and  all  the  sinful  race  : 
My  blood,  that  speaks  your  sins  forgiv'n. 
And  justifies  your  claim  to  heav'n." 

DURING    THE    TIME    OF    COMMUNION. 


•508 


L.  M. 

i   pOMEj  ail  ye  weary  sinners,  come, 
yj  Come,  hasten  in,  fill  up  this  room  ; 
Here  is  a  feast  prepar5d  by  love ; 
Come,  taste  the  blessing  from  above, 

2  Here  is  a  Lamb,  for  you  5tis  slain$ 
Who  died  in  sorrow,  grief,  and  pain  ; 
Who  did  not  spare  his  precious  blood, 
But  freely  spilt  it  for  your  good. 

3  Remember  that  for  you  he  died, 
Your  great  salvation  to  provide, 

To  save  your  souls  from  endless  pain, 
And  bring  you  home  to  God  again. 

4  Though  you  have  erred  from  his  way, 
Like  wand5ring  sheep  have  gone  astray. 
By  him  ye  shall  be  made  to  know 

The  way  in  which  ye  ought  to  go, 
418 


the  lord's  buppka.  501 

5  0:  and  blind, 

Tk€  Lord  is  gracious,  _ 
Your  sirs  he  freely  will  forg 
-  -  yon*  dying  s 
eat  and  drink  with  tha 
Par-  t         lis  gra 

Receive  what  he  doth  freely  giv<  . 
Who  died  lor  you,  that  y  live. 

"   four  off'rings  now 

Fraise  him,  the  great  eternal  King  : 

forth  iiis  n  <  a  a 

re,  that  3 
S  Here,  call  his  mercies  a:    : 
His  mercies  aft  ei 

erless  and  1 
Fai  more  than  mor* 
-.  who  were  or.ee  cow  \ 

.     .     .      _       ! 

e  where  fear  and    Lark      ss  1     51 
The  place  of  en 

10  Bat  Jesus  now  has  sel  ;        fir 
And  by  his  grace  yoi 
Here  at  this  feast  a  welco-       g 
To  share  his  blessings 

1 :    0  blessed  message  fron 
J      you  from  God.  the  G<: 

Who  pities  you.  for  J-  buss 

And  now  invites 
12  0  come  ye,  ii      .       i    k    4.    feasl 

O  come,  and  be  the  Savior*-  guest  j 

Though  bread  and  wine  ap:      re     it  g 

Tis  life  itself  come  .  'n. 

i3   Oh!  sinners,  now  on  you  I  call  ; 

Oh  !   sinners,  I  invite  you  all ; 

On!   sinners,  now  repent  and  b'!iev< 

Oh!  sinners  to  Christ  a 

419 


~      '  THE    LORD'S    SUPPKfi. 

1  I   The  least  is  now  for  you  prepard  ; 
The  Lord  has  in  his  word  dec  lard, 
That  sinners  of  the  vilest  kind, 
In  Jesus  may  salvation  rind. 

1  5  The  great  Redeemer  died  for  you  ; 
Partake  the  feast,  and  prove  it  true ; 
Tome  sinners,  now  accept  the  call, 
And  live  for  him,  who  died  for  all. 

509 

/  \  JESUS!  thou  my  precious  friend, 
'  /   Here  at  thy  table  I  attend  : 
I  ere,  Lord,  I  come  with  sin  oppiessM, 
Yet  1  desire  to  be  thy  guest. 
j  Thy  table,  for  poor  sinneis  spread. 
Affords  to  them  that  living  bread; 
That  bread  which  hungry  souls  do  need. 
And  is  their  staff  of  life  indeed. 

fsns  this  feast  himself  ordain'd  : 
Gteat  are  the  blessings  here  obtain'd  : 
The  choicest  and  the  richest  food, 
Is  his  dear  body  and  his  blood. 
J   <).  i  o\v  distressing  was  the  si^ht! 
Behold  the  Savior,  in  the  night. 

The  night  in  which  he  was  betray'd, 
The  night  he  in  the  garden  pray'd — 

lis  body  broke,  his  blood  there  spilt, 
To  take  away  your  sin  and  guilt,) 
There  institutes,  with  reverence. 
This  supper,  as  an  ordinance. 

6  When  Jesus  in  the  garden  lay, 
Did  to  his  heav'nly  Father  pray  : 
()  Father!  look  with  pitying  eye. 
And  let  this  cruel  cup  pass  by. 

7  But  O!  thy  righteous  will  alone, 
That  only,  OMhat  must  be  done ; 

420 


THE    LORD'S    SUPP£R.  510 

To  drink  this  cup,  this  is  the  plan, 
To  save  the  fallen  race  of  man. 
8  Thus  he  did  willingly  submit, 
And  yielded  to  his  cruel  fate  ; 
Then  on  the  cross  he  shed  his  blood, 
And  died  the  Paschal  Lamb  of  God. 
The  lamb  for  the  Passover  slain, 
Could  neither  cleanse  from  sin  nor  stain ; 
It  only  show'd  the  Lamb  to  come, 
The  Lamb  that  did  for  sin  atone. 

10  When  on  the  cross  the  Savior  died, 
Strict  justice  then  was  satisfied; 
The  law  then  lost  its  sting  and  pow'r, 
And  death  could  injure  us  no  more. 

11  Thus  did  the  Lord  salvation  bring. 
The  Lord,  who  is  our  glorious  King ; 
By  him  eternal  life  is  giv'n, 

And  we  are  made  the  heirs  of  heawn. 

12  We  praise  the  Lord,  our  gracious  Lord, 
For  ev'ry  promise  in  his  word  ; 

By  which  we  hear,  and  see,  and  know. 
What  wonders  Christ  our  Loid  can  do. 

13  We  praise  him  for  his  precious  love. 
That  love  which  we  here  taste  and  prow. 
Such  love  as  to  the  world  's  unknown, 
The  love  God  hath  to  sinners  shown. 

1 1   What  greater  things  will  come  to  view. 
When  Jesus  we  shall  fully  know, 
And  live  with  him  in  perfect  love, 
And  praise  him  in  the  heav'ns  above :         : 

510 

1    T    ORD  !  here  f  am  to  do  thy  will  \ 
I  j  Incline  my  heart  to  thee  ; 
O!   may  I  willingly  fulfil 
What  thou  commandest  me  : 
421 


511  *THK    LORD*S    SL'PPkft. 

2  To  eat  this  bread  and  drink  this  cup, 

As  thy  blessM  orders  are, 
To  work  in  me  a  living  hope, 
Humility,  and  fear. 

3  Here  I  commemorate  thy  death, 

Partake  this  bread  and  wine; 

Cause  me  to  eat  and  drink  by  faith) 

And  make  thy  blessings  mine. 

4  Lord,  here  I  view  thy  love  and  grace; 

Astonishing  to  me, 
That  I,  a  wretch  of  human  race, 
Should  e'er  accepted  be. 

5  Should  such  a  creature  as  I  am, 

Be  made  a  welcome  guest  ? 

Dare  I  such  mercies  ever  claim; 

To  share  among  the  rest  1 

6  Can  I  be  worthy  of  Such  grace  ? 

A  creature  so  defil'd  ; 
Can  this  consist  with  righteousness, 
That  I  should  be  a  child  ? 

7  Yes,  boundless  mercy  did  provide;, 

That  sinners  should  be  free ; 
When  Christ  the  Lord  for  sinners  died> 

He  also  died  for  me. 
S  His  word  and  blessed  ordinance, 

Do  fully  show  and  prove, 
That  I  with  thanks  and  reverence, 

Should  taste  and  know  his  love. 
9  0  !  may  my  soul  be  mov'd  within^ 

vVhile  I  partake  this  feast ; 
May  he,  who  saves  me  from  my  sin^ 

Make  me  a  worthy  guest ! 


oil 

'I 


C.  M. 

E  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poof, 
Behold  a  royal  feast ! 
422 


the  lord's  supper.  512 

Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store. 
For  ev'ry  humble  guest. 

2  See,  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms  ; 

He  calls,  he  bids  you  come  : 
Guilt  holds  you  back,  and  fear  alarms  J 
But  see,  there  yet  is  room — 

3  Room  in  the  Savior's  bleeding  heart* 

There  love  and  pity  meet ; 

Nor  will  he  bid  the  soul  depart, 

That  trembles  at  his  feet. 

4  In  him  the  Father  reconciled 

Invites  your  souls  to  come  ; 

The  rebel  shall  be  callM  a  child, 

And  kindly  welconrd  home. 

5  0  come,  and  with  his  children  taste 

The  blessings  of  his  love; 
While  hope  attends  the  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys  above. 

6  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice; 

Before  trr  eternal  throne, 
Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoice. 
In  ecstacies  unknown. 

7  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more;, 

Are  welcome  still  to  come  : 
Ye  longing  souls,  the  grace  adore  ; 
Approach,  there  yet  is  room; 


512 


C.  M. 
ORD,  at  thy  table  I  behold 
|  j  The  wonders  of  thy  grace ; 
But  most  of  all  admire  that  I 
Should  find  a  welcome  place  ! 
2  I  that  am  all  defil'd  with  sin, 
A  rebel  to  my  God ; 
I  that  have  crucified  his  Son, 
And  trampled  on  his  blood, 
423 


513  the  lord's  supper, 

3  What  strange,  surprising  grace  is  this. 

That  such  a  soul  has  room ! 
My  Savior  takes  me  by  the  hand, 
My  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

4  "  Eat,  O  my  friends,"  the  Savior  cries, 

"  The  feast  was  made  for  you  ; 
For  you  I  groan'd,  and  bled,  and  died, 
And  rose,  and  triumph'd  too." 

5  With  trembling  faith,  and  bleeding  hearts. 

Lord,  we  accept  thy  love  : 
'Tis  a  rich  banquet  we  have  had ; 
What  will  it  be  above  ? 

0  Ye  saints  below,  and  hosts  of  heav'n, 

Join  all  your  praising  pow'rs  ; 
No  theme  is  like  redeeming  love, 

No  Savior  is  like  ours. 
7  Had  I  ten  thousand  hearts,  dear  Lord, 

I  M  give  them  all  to  thee  ; 
Had  I  ten  thousand  tongues,  they  all 

Should  join  the  harmony. 

515  C.  M. 

1  HOME,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high, 
V    High  as  our  joys  arise  ; 
And  join  the  songs  above  the  sky, 

Where  pleasure  never  dies. 

2  Jesus,  the  God,  who  fought  and  bled, 

And  conquer'd  when  he  fell : 
Who  rose,  and  at  his  chariot  wheels 
Drag'd  all  the  pow'rs  of  hell : 

3  Jesus,  the  God,  invites  us  here, 

To  this  triumphal  feast, 
And  brings  immortal  blessings  down 
For  each  redeemed  guest. 
i  The  Lord  !  how  glorious  is  his  face, 
How  kind  his  smiles  appear  ,• 
424 


THE    LORD'S    SUPPER.  .^13 

And,  oh  !  what  melting  words  he  says 
To  ev'ry  humble  ear! 

G  "  For  you,  the  childien  of  my  love, 
It  was  lor  you  I  died  : 
Behold  my  hands,  behold  my  feet, 
And  look  into  my  side. 

G  These  are  the  wounds  for  you  I  bore, 
The  tokens  of  my  pains, 
When  I  came  down  to  free  your  souls 
From  misery  and  chains. 

-:ice  unsheath'd  its  fiery  sword, 
And  plung'd  it  in  my  heart ; 
Infinite  pangs  for  you  I  bore, 
And  most  tormenting  smart. 

8  When  hell,  and  all  its  spiteful  pow'rs. 
Stood  dreadful  in  my  way. 
To  rescue  those  dear  lives  of  yours, 
I  gave  my  own  away. 

0   But  while  I  bled,  and  groan'M,  and  die*:, 
I  ruiir  d  Satan's  throne  ; 
Hish  on  my  cross  I  hung,  and  sj 
The  monster  tumbling- down. 

10  Xow  you  must  triumph  at  my  feast, 

And  taste  my  flesh,  my  blood, 
And  live  eternal  ages  bless'd, 
For  'tis  immortal  food." 

11  Victorious  God!  what  can  we  pay 

For  favors  so  divine  J 
We  would  devote  our  hearts  away. 
To  be  for  ever  thine. 

12  We  give  thee,  Lord,  our  highest  pruis : 

The  tribute  of  our  tongues; 
But  themes  so  infinite  as  these 
Exceed  our  no-blest  songs> 
42a 


614,  n  ir>       Tii  y.  i     r'd*s  sOrk  r  I 


514 


Si  M. 

-    \T^E  sing  the  amazing  deeds 
>  \      That  grace  divine  perforin  -  . 
Trr  eternal  God  comes  down  and  blet  Is 
To  nourish  dying  worms. 

2  The  banquet  that  we  eat. 

Is  made  of  heavnly  things  ; 
Earth  hath  no  dainties  half  so  sweet 
As  our  Redeemer  brings. 

3  In  vain  had  Adam  sought 

And  ssa^ch'd  his  garden  roi 
For  there  was  no  such  hh  - 
tn  all  that  nappy  ground ■. 

s1     .'uve, 
Car.  this  food  : 

love3 
But  hot  a  Savior's  blood. 

5  On  us  th3  almighty  Lord, 

Bestows  this  matchless  grace; 
And  meets  us  with  some  cheering  w 
With  pleasure  in  his  face; 

6  Come,  all  ye  drooping  saints, 

And  banquet  with  the  King; 
This  blood  will  drown  your  sad  complaints. 

And  tune  your  voice  to  sir,'. 
*i   Salvation  to  the  name 

Of  our  adored  Christ: 
Through  the  wide  earth  his  grace  |>roc 

His  z]ory  in  the  highest. 


RETURN    0?    PRAI3L:    AFTER    COMMUNION. 


51-5 


C.  M. 
E  praise  the  blessed  Lamb  of  God. 
Who  for  us  freely  died, 
426 


the   lord's   SrPPER.  516 

Who  shed  for  us  his  precious  blood, 
Salvation  to  provide. 

His  love  and  grace  can':  be  e>;p: 

By  all  the  hosts  of  heav'n  j 
His  mercies,  0!  they  make  us  bless'd, 

Which  now  to  us  were  giv'n. 

Pear  Jesus,  we  adore  thy  name, 

Who  art  our  Lord  and  King  ; 
By  thee  alone  salvation  can:-. 

And  hence  thy  praise  we  sing,  | 


516 

■T 


C.  M. 

^O  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name 
Awake  the  sacred  soi  _ 
O  may  his  love  (immortal  flai 
Tune  ev'ry  heart  and  tongue. 

2   His  love,  what  mortal  thought  can  I 
What  mortal  tongue  display  ' 
Imagination's  utmost  stretch. 
In  wonder  dies  away. 

o  He  left  his  radiant  throne  on  big 
Left  the  bright  realms  ofbl  ss, 
And  came  to  earth  to  bleed  and  die  ! 
Was  ever  love  like  this  ? 

4  Dear  Lord,  while  we  adoring  pay 

Our  humble  thanks  to  thee, 
May  ev'ry  heart  with  rapture  say, 
•-  The  Savior  died  for  me."' 

5  0  may  the  sweet,  the  blissful  theme 

Fill  ev'ry  heart  and  tongue  ; 
Till  strangers  love  thy  charming  name, 
And  join  the  sacred  song. 

487 


517 
ORDINATION. 


51?j 


KLAl.MNG    OF    PASTORS    OR    DEACO.NS. 
C.    M. 

f  John  2 1,  1-5-17  ;  1  Tim  3, 1-13  ;  Tit  1,  7-0. 

("1  O  ye,  my  servants,  go  ye  forth, 
T  This  was  the  Savior's  charge; 
ch  ye  my  gospel  o'er  the  earth. 
And  to  the  world  at  large. 

2  Make  known  to  all  the  sons  of  men, 

The  charge  which  I  have  giv'n  : 
-  doctrine  unto  all  explain, 
rhich  shows  the  way  to  heav'n. 

3  My  Spirit  shall  attend  the  word, 

As  ye  do  make  it  known, 
And  prove  that  1  am  Christ,  the  Lord, 
The  Father's  only  Son. 

4  As  Closes  and  the  prophets  said, 

Long  as  they  prophesied, 
Complete  redemption  I  have  made, 
When  I  for  sinners  died. 

5  Teach  all  the  nations  ev'rywhere, 

The  aged  and  the  youth; 
My  counsels  and  my  will  declare, 
And  spread  the  gospel  truth. 

6  Bring  life  and  peace  into  their  sight, 

Which  they  knew  not  before  ; 
Turn  them  from  darkness  unto  light, 
From  Satan  and  his  pow'r. 

7  This  bless'd  and  sacred  word  of  God, 

Will  give  the  troubled  rest ; 
When  publish'd  to  the  wTorld  abroad, 
It  makes  all  nations  blest. 

8  0  may  that  word  of  truth  divine, 

With  all  its  bright  displays, 
428 


ORDINATION.  518,  519 

In  all  our  hearts,  with  glory  shine, 

And  make  us  heirs  of  grace.  t 

ViO  Matth.  28,  18-20. 

1  T^ATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  house, 
Jj    Smile  on  our  homage  and  our  vows ; 
While  with  a  grateful  heart  we  share, 

These  pledges  of  our  Savior's  care. 

2  The  Savior,  when  to  heav'n  he  rose, 
In  splendid  triumph  o'er  his  foes, 
Scattered  his  gifts  on  men  below, 
And  wide  his  royal  bounties  flow. 

3  Hence  sprung  th?  apostles'  honor'd  name, 
Sacred  beyond  heroic  fame  ; 

In  lowlier  forms  to  bless  our  eyes, 
Pastors,  from  hence,  and  teachers  rise. 

4  From  Christ  their  varied  gifts  derive, 
And  fed  by  Christ,  their  graces  live ; 
While  guarded  by  his  potent  hand, 
'Midst  all  the  rage  of  hell  they  stand. 

5  So  shall  the  bright  succession  run, 
Through  the  last  courses  of  the  sun  ; 
While  unborn  churches,  by  their  care, 
Shall  rise  and  flourish  large  and  fair. 

6  Jesus,  our  Lord,  their  hearts  shall  know, 
The  spring,  whence  all  these  blessings  flow; 
Pastors  and  people  shout  his  praise, 
Through  the  long  round  of  endless  days. 

riQ  L.  M. 

UlO  Acts  20,  17-35. 

1  /HOME,  Holy  Ghost,  our  souls  inspire, 
\J  And  lighten  with  celestial  fire  : 
Thou  the  anointing  Spirit  art, 

Who  dost  thy  sev'nfold  gifts  impart. 

2  Thy  blessed  unction  from  above, 
Is  comfort,  life,  and  fire  of  love  : 

429 


520,  520-A         ordinatiox. 

Enable  with  perpetual  light, 
The  dulness  of  our  blinded  sight. 

3  Anoint  and  cheer  our  soiled  face, 
With  the  abundance  of  thy  grace  : 
Keep  far  our  foes,  give  peace  at  home ; 
Where  thou  art  guide,  no  ill  can  come. 

4  Teach  us  to  know  the  Father,  Son, 
And  thee  of  both,  to  be  but  one ; 
That  through  the  ages  all  along, 
This  still  may  be  our  endless  song. 


520 


L.  M. 

1  A  T  ^ITH  heav'nly  pow;r,  O  Lord,  defend 

\  \     Him  whom  we  now  to  thee  commend ; 
His  person  bless,  his  soul  secure, 
And  make  him  to  the  end  endure. 

2  Gird  him  with  all-sufficient  grace  : 
Direct  his  feet  in  paths  of  peace  ; 
Thy  truth  and  faithfulness  fulfil. 
And  help  him  to  obey  thy  will. 

3  Before  him  thy  protection  send, 
O  love  him,  save  him  to  the  end  : 
Nor  let  him,  as  thy  pilgrim,  rove 
Without  the  convoy  of  thy  love. 

4  Enlarge,  inflame,  and  fill  his  heart ; 
In  him  thy  mighty  pow'r  exert, 
That  thousands  yet  unborn  may  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  giace. 

-520-A       l.  m. 

1  T  \EAR  Lord,  be  with  thy  Spirit  near, 
J  )  While  we  ordain  this  brother  here; 

May  zeal  and  knowledge,  love  and  grace, 
Prepare  and  fit  him  for  that  place. 

2  Be  thou  his  help  when  he  shall  need, 
Hrs  conduct  bless,  his  labors  speed; 

430 


ORDINATION.  521 

O  may  he  be  of  greatest  worth. 

To  aid  and  build  thy  church  or.  earth. 

3  With  heav-nly  pow'r,  O  Lord,  defend 
Him  whom  we  now  to  thee  commend : 
His  person  bless,  his  soul  secure, 
And  make  him  to  the  end  endure.  + 

or.DAIMNG    OF    ELDERS    OR    CHURCH    WARDENS. 

*J L  1  Acts  6,  2-7;  Tit.  1,  5. 

1   FT*HE  great  Apostle  gave  command  : 
L    Let  ev'ry  church  in  order  stand; 

Good  regulations  must  be  made, 

And  be  by  all  the  church  obey'd. 

9  To  answer  this  so  good  effect, 
Saint  Paul  himself  thus  did  direct, 
To  order  deacons  everywhere, 
Who  should  that  sacred  office  bear. 

3  Lot  such  who  act  the  faithful  part, 
And  have  the  cause  of  Christ  at  hear:. 
And  such  as  are  of  good  repute r 
That  needful  office  execute. 

4  Is  it  their  aim  in  all  they  do, 

To  raise  the  Savior's  church  below, 
Their  faithful  labors  will  be  blest, 
A  ad  Jesus-'  kingdom  be  increas'd. 

5  Dear  Lord,  be  with  thy  Spirit  near, 
While  we  ordain  these  brethren  here  ; 
May  zeal  and  knowledge,  love  and  grace, 
Prepare  and  lit  them  foi  that  place. 

C   Be  thou  their  counsel  when  they  need, 
Their  conduct  bless,  their  labors  speed  ; 
O  may  they  be  of  greatest  worth, 
To  aid  and  build  thy  church  on  earth.         X 
431 


522,  523  DEDICATION. 


L.  M. 

1  T^AIR  Zion's  King,  we  suppliant  bow, 
J    And  hail  the  grace  thy  church  enjoys ; 
Her  holy  officers  are  thine, 

With  all  the  gifts  thy  love  employs. 

2  Up  to  thy  throne  we  lift  our  eyes, 

For  blessings  to  attend  our  choice, 
Of  such  whose  gen'rous,  prudent  zeal, 
Shall  make  thy  favor'd  ways  rejoice. 

3  Happy  in  Jesus,  their  own  Lord, 

May  they  his  sacred  table  spread, 
The  table  of  their  pastor  fill, 

And  fill  the  holy  poor  with  bread. 

4  When  pastor,  saints,  and  poor  they  serve, 

May  their  own  hearts  with  grace  be  crown'd; 
While  patience,  sympathy,  and  joy, 
Adorn,  and  through  their  lives  abound. 

5  By  purest  love  to  Christ,  and  truth, 

O  may  they  win  a  good  degree 
Of  boldness  in  the  Christian  faith, 
And  meet  the  smile  of  thine  and  thee. 

6  And  when  the  work  to  them  assign'd, 

The  work  of  love,  is  fully  done, 
Call  them  from  serving  tables  here, 
To  sit  around  thy  glorious  throne. 


DEDICATION. 

LAYING    THE    CORNER-STONE    OF    A    CHUR( 

^90  L.  M. 

O/CO     Isa.  28,  16,  17  ;  1  Peter  2,  6. 
1  nr O-DAY  we  lay  the  corner-stone, 
1     To  rear  our  sacred  walls  upon, 
A  house  for  God,  who  's  pledg'd  to  be, 
Where  he  is  sought  by  two  or  three. 
433 


DEDICATION.  584 

2  Where  I  record  my  name,  says  he, 
And  where  my  children  honor  me, 
There  1  will  come  to  own  and  bles6 
My  ordinances  with  success. 

3  But  Jesus  is  the  corner-stone, 
For  us  to  build  our  hopes  upon  ; 
On  him  the  edifice  may  rise 
Sublime  in  light,  beyond  the  skies. 

4  When  storms  and  tempests  round  prevail, 
Whirlwind  and  thunder,  fire  and  hail, 
'Tis  he  our  trembling  souls  shall  hide, 
On  him  securely  we  abide. 

5  Dear  Shepherd  of  thine  Israel, 

Who  didst  between  the  cherubs  dwell, 
Here,  to  our  waiting  hearts,  proclaim 
The  sweetness  of  thy  saving  name. 

6  Here  may  we  prove  the  pow'r  of  pray'r, 
To  strengthen  faith,  and  sweeten  care  ; 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise, 

And  bring  all  heav'n  before  our  eyes. 

7  God  of  the  churches!  thou  art  near; 
Nor  short  thine  arm,  nor  deaf  thine  ear  : 
Oh  rend  the  heav'ns,  come  quickly  down, 
And  make  a  thousand  hearts  thine  own. 


524 


L.  M. 

1  \    XD  will  the  great  eternal  God 
J\_  On  earth  establish  his  abode  ? 
And  will  he  from  his  radiant  throne 
Regard  our  temples  as  his  own  ? 

2  We  bring  the  tribute  of  our  praise  ; 
And  sing  that  condescending  grace, 
Which  to  our  notes  will  lend  an  ear, 
And  call  us  sinful  mortals  near. 

3  Our  Father's  watchful  care  we  bless, 
Which  guards  our  house  of  pray'r  in  peace. 

t  433 


«*>  PKDICATIOX. 

That  no  tumultuous  foes  invade. 
To  till  the  worshippers  with  dread. 

i  These  walls  we  to  thy  honor  raise  : 
Long  may  they  echo  with  thy  praise ; 
And  thou,  descending,  fill  the  place 
With  choicest  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

5  And  in  the  great  decisive  day, 
When  God  the  nations  shall  survey, 
May  it  before  the  world  appear, 
That  crowds  were  born  to  glory  here ! 


CONSECRATING    OF    A    CHURCH. 

C.  M. 

1  Kings  9,  3. 


•52-5 

I    U     E  praise  the  Lord,  whose  love  is  great; 
\  \      His  mercies  we  embrace  ; 
We  enter  now  his  temple  gate, 
And  thank  him  for  his  grace. 
^  This  house,  for  sacred  use  designed, 
We  dedicate  to  God; 
Here  may  the  Lord  of  glory  find, 
A  dwelling  and  abode. 

3  Here  we  approach  thy  sacred  courts, 

With  reverence  and  fear; 
Here  we,  as  thy  dear  word  exhorts, 
Will  worship  thee  with  pray'r. 

4  May  this  thy  sanctuary  be ; 

Here  with  thy  Spirit  dwell : 
To  us  and  our  posterity, 
The  way  to  heav'n  reveal. 

5  Here,  Savior,  show  thy  gospel  light, 

And  send  thy  blessings  down ; 
Bring  thy  life-giving  word  to  sight, 
And  make  salvation  known. 

6  Here  let  thy  blessed  word  be  taught 

To  us,  and  to  our  youth ; 
434 


DEDICATION.  52C 

May  thousands  to  that  light  be  brought, 
Wherein  they  learn  the  truth. 

Here  let  us  hear  the  gospel  sound  ; 

Attend  thy  word  with  grace  ; 
Call  many  sinners,  wand'ring  round, 

To  come,  and  fill  this  place.  J 


raa  l.  m. 

O/CV)  Deut.  12,  5-11. 

1  TT7ITH  reverence  and  holy  fear, 

VV     Let  Christian  worshippers  draw  near, 
And  consecrate  this  house,  to  be 
The  Lord's  abode  and  sanctu'ry. 

2  Here  let  them  meet,  to  hear  and  pray, 
And  seek  the  Lord,  our  life  and  way  ; 
O!  may  it  be  a  place  to  find 

A  Salem  for  the  seeking  mind. 

3  Here  may  they  build  each  other  up, 
In  charity,  and  faith,  and  hope  ; 
Until  they  taste,  and  feel,  and  know 
That  Jesus  dwells  with  saints  below. 

4  Here  may  the  gospel  glory  shine, 
And  fill  each  soul  with  grace  divine; 
God's  holy  word  and  means  of  grace, 
Be  always  us'd  within  this  place. 

5  Since  Jesus  is  the  great  High  Priest, 
Who  always  makes  his  people  blest, 
When  they  approach  within  the  veil, 
What  joys  and  comforts  shall  they  feel ! 

6  What  glories  shall  they  there  behold  ! 
More  precious  than  the  choicest  gold  ; 

A  glimpse  of  the  bless'd  Savior's  throne, 
A  heav'n  on  earth  for  them  begun.  } 

435 


527,  528  syih'od. 

CONSECRATING    OF    A    CHURCH    WHEN    REBUILT. 


527 


L.  M. 

1  T    ET  Zion  sing  her  songs  of  praise, 

1  j  And  to  the  Lord  glad  ofPrings  bring, 
And  ev'ry  note  of  music  raise, 
To  God  her  Savior  and  her  King. 

2  This  house,  which  desolate  had  lain, 

By  the  almighty  hand  of  God 
Is  now  rebuilt  and  raisM  again, 
And  to  its  former  state  renew'd. 

3  Let  thanks  and  praise  be  to  the  Lord, 

Whose  acts  of  mercy  here  are  pass'd ; 
This  house  of  pray'r  Js  again  restored, 
And  holy  worship  5s  now  replac'd. 

4  Here  may  the  Lord  with  glory  dwell, 

And  all  his  former  work  renew, 
And  here  make  known  his  gracious  will, 
And  grant  us  grace  to  serve  him  too. 

5  Here  may  his  blessed  word  increase, 

And  with  its  former  glory  shine  ; 
May  thousands  learn  the  way  of  peace, 
And  feel  the  work  of  grace  divine  ! 

6  The  Lord  with  grace  and  mercy  crown 

His  Zion  with  his  aid  and  pow'r ! 
And  raise  her  walls  when  they  are  down, 
And  build  his  church  for  evermore.         \ 


SYNOD. 


MEETING    OF    A    SYNOD. 


rOO  C.  M. 

OCO  Acts  15,  4-6. 

1   pOME,  Holy  Spirit,  condescend! 
\J  Thy  presence  let  us  feelj 
436 


synod.  528- A 

Do  thou  thyself,  O  Lord,  attend! 
Thy  will  in  us  reveal. 

2  Important  is  the  cause  for  which 

We  are  assembled  now  ; 
Thy  light  and  blessed  word  can  teach 
That  which  we  ought  to  do  : 

3  To  build  the  church  of  Christ,  our  Lord, 

The  kingdom  of  his  grace  ; 
To  spread  the  knowledge  of  his  word, 
In  ev'ry  land  and  place. 

4  0  be  our  counsellor  and  guide  ! 

May  all  that  we  conclude, 

And  ev'ry  case  that  we  decide, 

Prove  truly  wise  and  good. 

5  We  should  be  truly  wise  indeed, 

Endow'd  with  heav'nly  bliss, 
Or  we  may  never  hope  to  speed 
In  such  a  work  as  this. 

6  Therefore,  we  join  in  humble  pray'r, 

That  we  may  understand 
To  build  the  Savior's  kingdom  here, 

The  cause  we  have  in  hand.  { 

528- A 

1  1  J  OW  blest  the  sacred   tie  that  binds 
rl    In  sweet  communion  kindred  minds  ! 

How  swift  the  heav'nly  course  they  run, 
Whose  hearts,  whose  faith, whose  hopes  are  one. 

2  To  each,  the  soul  of  each  how  dear ! 
What  tender  love  !  what  holy  fear  ! 
How  does  the  gen'rous  flame  within. 
Refine  from  eaith,  and  cleanse  from  sin! 

3  Xor  shall  the  glowing  flame  expire, 
When  dimly  burns  frail  nature's  fire: 
Then  shall  they  meet  in  realms  above, 
A  heav'n  of  joy,  a  heav'n  of  love. 

437 


529,  530 


6  lines  8's. 

1  rPHOTJ  fount  of  ev'ry  good  requir'd, 

X    Thou  source  of  wisdom  !  depth  of  skill, 
Thou  who  hast  now  our  hearts  inspir'd 

To  seek  the  counsels  of  thy  will, 
Oh !  let  our  schemes  thy  impress  bear, 
Matur'd  with  heav'nly  art  and  care. 

2  To  thy  omniscient  sight  alone, 

Past,  present,  future,  all  are  seen; 
Omnipotence  alone  hath  known 

What  to  His  glory  most  has  been ; 
And  what  is  now,  and  what  will  be, 
Is  only  known,  oh  God !  to  thee. 

3  Therefore  to  thee  we  turn  the  eye, 

The  longing  look,  the  earnest  pray'r, 
Imploring  wisdom  from  on  high, 

Casting  on  thee  our  ev'ry  care ; 
The  honor  of  thy  cause  maintain, 
Nor  let  us  ask  thy  help  in  vain. 

4  Behold  thy  willing  servants  stand, 

And  wait  thy  gracious  influence,  Lord! 
United  as  a  brother  band, 

We  look  to  thee  with  one  accord, 
Fully  agreed  in  thy  great  name 
To  make  thy  glory  our  sole  aim. 

ron  L.  M. 

Ot)y)  Luke  15,  4-7. 

SUS,  thy  wand'ring  sheep  behold ! 
See,  Lord,  with  yearning  bowels  see, 
Poor  souls  that  cannot  find  thy  fold, 

Till  sought  and  gather'd  in  by  thee. 
Lost  are  ihey  now,  and  scatter'd  wide, 

In  pain,  and  weariness,  and  want : 

With  no  kind  Shepherd  near,  to  guide 

The  sick,  and  spiritless,  and  faint. 

4aa 


1    TE 
J    I 


sYnod.  533 

3  Thou,  only  thoiij  the  kind  and  good, 

And  sheep-redeeming  Shepherd  art ; 
Collect  thy  flock,  and  give  them  food 
And  pastois  after  thine  own  heart. 

4  In  ev'ry  messenger  reveal 

The  grace  they  preach  divinely  free  ; 
That  each  may  by  thy  Spirit  tell : 
u  He  died  for  all,  who  died  for  me.-'' 

5  A  double  portion  from  above, 

Of  thy  all-quick}ning  light  impart ; 
Shed  forth  thy  universal  love 
In  ev'ry  faithful  pastor's  heart. 

6  Thine  only  glory  let  them  seek, 

O  let  their  hearts  with  love  O'erflow  j 
Let  them  believe,  and  therefore  speak, 
And  spread  thy  mercy's  praise  below. 


FOR    THE    CLOSE    OF    A    SYNOD. 


5-31 


C.  M. 

1  T  ET  thanks  and  praises  be  to  God, 
j  j  For  what  we  have  enjoy'd ; 

His  blessings  were  on  us  bestow'd) 

Whilst  we  were  thus  employed, 

2  In  counseling  on  the  needful  planj 

To  build  his  church  below, 
And  show  the  will  of  God  to  man, 
As  faithful  teachers  do. 

3  We  praise  the  Lord,  who  gave  us  grace 

To  call  on  him  for  aid; 
His  presence  rested  on  this  place, 

For  which  we  humbly  pray'd. 
We  trust  we  labord  not  in  vain, 

In  all  that  we  have  done  ; 
Twm  to  instruct  our  fellow-men^ 

And  make  the  Savior  known, 
439 


332  SYNOD. 

5  Lord,  we  thy  servants  now  depart, 
Each  one  to  take  his  charge ; 
With  the  desire  upon  our  heart, 
Thy  kingdom  to  enlarge. 

OOZ  S.  M. 

1  A   ND  let  our  bodies  part, 
Jr\_  To  difPrent  climes  repair; 
Inseparably  join'd  in  heart 

The  friends  of  Jesus  are  ! 

2  Jesus,  the  corner-stone, 

Did  first  our  hearts  unite  ; 
And  still  he  keeps  our  spirits  one, 
Who  walk  with  him  in  white. 

3  0  let  us  still  proceed 

In  Jesus5  work  below ; 
And  fol'wing  our  triumphant  Head, 
To  farther  conquests  go. 

4  The  vineyard  of  the  Lord 

Before  his  laborers  lies  ; 
And  lo !  we  see  the  vast  reward, 
Which  waits  us  in  the  skies  ! 

5  O  let  our  heart  and  mind 

Continu'lly  ascend, 
That  haven  of  repose  to  find, 
Where  all  our  labors  end  ; 
tj   Where  all  our  toils  are  o'er, 
Our  sufferings  and  our  pain  : 
Who  meet  on  that  eternal  shore, 
Shall  never  pait  again. 
7   0  happy,  happy  place  ! 

Where  saints  and  angels  meet ; 
There  we  shall  see  each  other's  face, 
And  all  our  brethren  greet. 
S  To  gather  home  his  own, 
God  shall  his  angels  send, 
440 


synod.  5:3:3,  534 

And  bid  our  bliss,  on  earth  begun, 
In  deathless  triumphs  end. 
L.   M. 
Prayer  for  mini.-t     '. 

1  1HATHER  of  mercies  !  bow  thine  ear, 
Jj    Attentive  to  our  earnest  pray'r; 
We  plead  for  those  who  plead  for  thee ; 
Successful  pleaders  may  they  be  ! 

2  How  great  their  work  !  how  vast  their  charge  ! 
Do  thou  their  anxious  souls  enlarge  : 

Their  best  acquirements  are  our  gain. 
We  share  the  blessings  they  obtain. 

3  Clothe,  then,  with  energy  divine. 

Their  words,  and  let  those  words  be  thine  : 
To  them  thy  sacred  truth  reveal, 
Suppress  their  fear,  inflame  their  zeal. 

4  Teach  them  to  sow  the  precious  seed. 
Teach  them  thy  chosen  flock  to  teed  : 
Teach  I  hem  immortal  souls  to  gain — 
Souls  that  will  well  reward  their  pain. 

5  Let  throngiag  multitudes  around, 
Hear  from  their  lips  the  joyful  sound. 
In  humble  strains  thy  mace  implore. 
And  feel  thy  new-creating  pow'r. 

6  Let  sinners  break  their  massy  cb 
Distressed  souls  forget  their  pains  ; 
Let  light  through  distant  realms  be  S] 
And  Zion  rear  her  drooping  head. 

,~o  j  c.  if, 

1  T^XTO  thy  Zion.  Lord,  re: 

I        And  pardon  all  her  crimes  : 
Well  we  deserve  to  weep  and  mourn, 
In  these  distressing  times. 

2  Lord,  hast  thou  hid  thy  gracious  face 

From  thy  dear  church  below  ? 
441 


535  st. nod. 

Who  is  an  object  of  disgrace, 
Deserving  to  be  so. 

3  We  are  like  as  the  parched  lands, 
And  as  the  barren  field3 
Where  all  the  force  of  lab'ring  hands 
But  thorns  and  briers  yield. 
A  Thy  gospel-word  is  much  despis'd, 
And  held  in  mere  disdain  ; 
The  world  and  Satan  have  devisM 
To  make  thy  gospel  vain. 

5  How  few  and  feeble  are  thy  saints, 

How  full  of  doubts  and  fears  ! 
The  world  our  best  devotion  taints, 
And  mingles  with  our  pray'rs. 

6  And  when  we  join  to  sing  and  pray, 

And  wait  on  thee,  our  Lord, 
Then  Satan  draws  our  minds  away, 
When  we  should  hear  thy  word. 
/   Return,  dear  Lord,  with  mighty  pow'r, 
Thy  gospel  work  revive ; 
Thy  dying  church  to  life  restore, 
In  thee  to  grow  and  thrive* 
L.  M. 
Hope  of  the  church  s  revival. 

1  TpHE  Lord  will  build  his  church  again, 
jL    And  in  his  holy  temple  reign, 

And  let  his  waiting  people  see 
Her  increase  and  prosperity. 

2  Though  Zion's  walls  are  broken  down, 
The  Lord  still  claims  her  as  his  own  j 
Not  all  the  pow'rs  of  hell  below 

Can  cause  her  final  overthrow. 

3  Should  God  appear  to  hide  his  face, 
As  if  he  would  withdraw  his  grace, 
Yet  he  beholds  with  pitying  eye, 
And  hears  his  people  when  they  cry. 

442 


TARLE    HYMNS.  536- 

I   God  will  return  to  their  relief. 
Remove"  their  sorrows  and  their  grief: 
They  who  his  precious  absence  mourn. 
Shall  be  rcjoic'd  at  his  return. 

5  They  who  are  griev'd  when  they  behold 
The  church  declining,  dead,  and  cold^ 
Shall  find  that  God  will  still  revive 

His  work,  to  keep  his  church  alive. 

6  His  wisdom  and  his  providence, 
Will  ever  prove  her  sure  defence  ; 
His  promised  aid,  his  promis'd  pow'r, 
Will  guard  his  church  for  evermore. 

7  Remember  us,  O  gracious  Lord, 
Who  wait  thy  promises  and  word  : 
O  cause  thy  gospel  light  to  shine, 
That  many  thousands  may  be  thine. 


•536 


TABLE  HYMNS. 


BEFORE    MEAT. 

L.  M. 

Psalm  140. 

1  r\  REAT  God  !  from  whom  all  blessings  fl<  w, 

VT  To  all  thy  creatures  here  below, 
Thou  nearest  us,  Lord,  when  we  cry, 
And  freely  dost  our  wants  supply. 

2  We  pray  thee.  Lord,  to  bless  this  looJ, 
Prepard  for  our  own  temporal  good, 
That  we  thereby  refresh' d  may  hr, 

And  render  all  our  praise  to  thee.  t 

00  I  Psalm  145,  !5,  K>. 

1  HPHE  Lord,  who  knoweth  all  we  r.eod, 
X    Supplieth  all  our  wants  : 

44:J 


38,  538  TABLE    HYMNS. 

His  bounteous  hands  all  creatures  feed, 

And  all  we  need  he  grants. 
The  Lord  abounds  with  tender  love, 

T0  all  the  human  race; 
He  sends  his  blessings  from  above, 

And  shows  on  earth  his  grace. 
Kind  Lord,  be  with  thy  blessings  near, 

And  bless  what  thou  dost  give ; 
Bless  this  our  food,  prepared  here, 

That  which  we  now  receive. 


5$8 


L.  M. 


1     J    ORD  !  thou  dost  give  what  creatures  need, 
J  j  Do  also  us,  thy  children,  feed; 
The  bread  of  life  poor  sinners  give, 
On  which  their  hungry  souls  may  live. 

'2  Let  these,  thy  gifts,  be  sanctified, 
And  let  them  be  to  us  applied, 
That  strength  our  bodies  may  receive. 
And  we  unto  thy  glory  live.     ^ 

3  Until  at  length  we  feast  above, 
In  climes  celestial,  blissful  love, 
With  holy  men,  with  angels  bright  ; 
When  faith  and  hope  shall  end  in  sight.      p.  h. 

AFTER    MEAT. 

ron  c.'m. 

OvV  Psalm  136,  1. 

i   rj  VHANKS  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  we  give, 
JL    For  what  we  have  enjoy'd  ; 
The  daily  food  on  which  we  live, 
Thou  daily  dost  provide. 
•^  Thy  bounteous  hand  our  table  spread, 
And  furnish'd  us  with  food, 
By  which  we  are  refreshed  and  fed ; 
Thanks  be  to  thee,  our  God.  t 

444 


TABLE    HYMNS.       540,  541,  54'2 

f)4U  Psalm  I47/9-H. 

1  rPHE  Lord  who  doth  my  wants  supply, 

1     And  ever  proves  my  aid, 
Who  hears  the  ravens  when  they  cry, 
And  gives  them  daily  feed  ; 

2  He  gives  me  food  and  raiment  too. 

And  all  I  need  besides  ; 
And  while  I  live  on  earth  below, 
My  God  for  me  provides. 


rii  L.M. 

«J41  Acts  14,  17. 

1  T    ORD  !   we  return  our  praise  to  thee, 
I  j  O !   that  we  could  but  thankful  be  : 

The  blessings  of  thy  bounteous  hand, 
Supply  the  wants  ofev'ry  land. 

2  By  thee,  O  Lord,  our  living  Head, 
Our  mortal  bodies  now  are  fed ; 

Thy  mercy,  Lord,  thy  love  and  grace, 
Shall  evei  be  our  songs  of  praise. 


542  l.  m. 

1  H^HESE  gifts,  which  from  thy  bounty  flow, 

J^    Teach  us  thy  goodness,  Lord,  to  know  : 
O  may  thy  gifts  not  be  denied  ; 
Do  thou  henceforth  for  us  provide. 

2  We  praise  and  thank  thee  for  thy  care. 
Which  did  for  us  these  gifts  prepare  : 
For  ever  sanctify  us,  Lord, 

With  the  sweet  manna  of  thy  word.         d.  ii. 
445 


543,  544 
MORNING  HYMNS. 


543 


C.  M. 

i   VOW  from  my  bed  of  sleep  I  rise, 
Xi    My  voice  to  God  I  raise  ; 
This  is  my  morning  sacrifice, 
To  sing  my  Maker's  praise. 

2  His  blessed  angels  kept  my  guard, 

While  sleeping  here  I  lay ; 
And  by  the  mercies  of  the  Lord, 
I  see  another  day. 

3  The  night  is  fled,  and  darkness  gone, 

And  I  awake  to  see 
The  day  approach  with  heav'nly  dawn, 
And  blessings  unto  me. 

4  While  many  of  my  fellow-men 

Lay  on  their  dying  bed, 
And  thus  oppress'd  with  mortal  pain, 

Are  number'd  with  the  dead. 
C>  But  I  was  spar'd,  and  truly  blest : 

What  grace  to  me  was  shown! 
I  lay  secure,  in  peace  and  rest, 

To  see  the  rising  sun. 


5U 


L.  M. 

1  \   WAKE,  my  soul,  my  mind,  awake  ! 
XJl    And  with  th'  angelic  host  partake; 
And  join  with  them  thy  voice,  to  raise 
And  sing  the  great  Creator's  praise. 

2  O  may  the  Lord  my  soul  inspire, 
And  fill  my  heart  with  pure  desire; 
And  may  my  songs  of  praise  and  love 
Reach  far  beyond  the  skies  above ! 

3  I  praise  my  Lord,  who  safely  kept 
And  guarded  me,  while  thus  I  slept, 

446 


MORNING    HYMNS.  545 

That  I  am  spar'd  again  to  rise, 

And  view  his  blessings  with  mine  eyes, 

4  Had  not  my  God  protected  me, 
A  wretched  creature  I  would  be ! 

I  might  have  wak'd  in  endless  pain, 
Where  I  should  seek  relief  in  vain. 

5  But  O,  what  ofl'rings  can  I  bring 

To  thee,  my  gracious  Lord  and  King! 
Thou  hast  the  ways  and  means  prepar'd 
By  which  I  am,  through  mercy,  spar'd. 

6  Thy  blessings  compass  me  around ; 
Thy  grace  on  ev'ry  side  is  found  : 
My  chief  concern  it  e'er  should  be, 

My  God!  to  praise  and  worship  thee.  t 


545 


S.  M. 

1  "1  f  Y  soul  shall  worship  thee, 
JjJL  My  sovereign  Lord  on  high ! 
I  'wake  another  day  to  see, 

Which  cheers  the  waken'd  eye. 

2  The  birds  that  mount  the  air, 

They  chirp  their  morning  praise, 
And  should  I  not  likewise  prepare 
To  show  my  Savior's  grace  ? 

3  The  morning  light  appears, 

And  darkness  flies  away  ; 
The  heart  of  ev'ry  creature  cheers, 
To  meet  the  rising  day. 

4  Jesus,  my  rising  Sun, 

My  soul  desires  to  view 
Thy  dawning  in  my  heart  begun ! 
My  darkness  banish'd  too. 

5  O  cause  thy  light  to  shine, 

With  all  its  life  and  pow'r, 
That,  in  this  darken'd  heart  of  mine, 
Be  light  for  evermore. 
447 


546,  547  MORNING    HYMNS. 


546 


C.  M. 

1  f\  LORD  !  who  reign'st  above  the  skies  ; 
\J  At  thy  commanding  word, 

The  sun  doth  ev'ry  morning  rise, 
And  spread  his  light  abroad. 

2  He  runs  his  course  from  east  to  west, 

And  never  makes  a  stay; 
His  travels  make  all  nations  bless'd, 
By  forming  night  and  day. 

3  He  gives  a  gracious  light  and  heat 

To  all  that  moves  below ; 
His  offices,  perform'd  complete, 
Will  cause  all  plants  to  grow. 

4  May  I,  like  the  obedient  sun, 

My  daily  task  fulfil ; 
Like  him,  my  stage  of  duty  run, 
And  do  my  Maker's  will. 

5  Jesus,  my  Sun  of  Righteousness, 

O  may  I  feel  thee  near, 
And  trust  thy  faithful  promises, 
Till  thou  thyself  appear  ! 


547 


C.  M. 

1  (\  LET  me  praise  my  Savior's  love, 
\  /   Whose  gifts  are  evei  new; 
Who  sends  his  blessings  from  above, 

Like  as  the  morning  dew. 

2  0  let  me,  then,  with  joy  appear, 

And  worship  at  his  throne ; 
With  songs  of  praise  his  love  declare, 
And  show  what  he  has  done. 

3  He  guarded  me  through  all  the  night, 

And  ev'ry  fatal  hour ; 
Once  more  I  am  restor'd  to  light, 
By  his  almighty  pow'r. 
448 


MORNING    HYMNS.  548 

4  May  I  be  in  his  gracious  hands, 

An  object  of  his  caie  ; 
And  may  I  yield  to  his  commands, 
With  reverence  and  fear. 

5  Dear  Lord,  1  give  myself  to  thee, 

And  pray  for  grace  divine, 
That  I  may  live  and  die  to  be 

Thiie,  and  for  ever  thine.  + 


5iS 


C.  M. 

1  V~  OW  I  awake  to  praise  my  Lord, 
jLi     Who  kept  me  safe  this  night ; 
Who  brought  me,  by  his  angels'  guard, 

To  see  the  morning  light. 

2  And  now  I  leave  my  bed  of  rest, 

And  to  my  Maker  pray  : 
I  pray  that  he  may  make  me  bless'd, 
In  all  I  do  this  day. 

3  O  may  I  truly  thankful  be 

To  God,  the  God  of  love  : 

For  daily  he  bestows  on  me 

His  blessings  from  above. 

4  Teach  me,  O  Lord,  to  do  thy  will, 

Thy  just  commands  t;  obey  ; 
To  do,  and  speak,  and  wish  no  ill, 
Lest  I  should  go  astray. 
Ty  O  heav'nly  Father!  I  am  thine. 
Bought  with  the  Savior's  blood  : 
My  heart  and  will  to  thee  incline — 
To  thee,  my  gracious  God. 
6  Lord,  be  thou  with  me  all  this  day. 
Teach  me  to  do  thy  will  ; 
Grant  me  thy  grace,  that  so  [  may 
Thy  just  commands  fulfil. 
441) 


549,  550  Morning  hYmns. 

9   Xow  I  commit  myself  to  thee  ; 
To  thee,  my  God.  I  pray; 
Defend,  direct,  and  govern  me. 
And  ever  with  me  stay. 


c.  it. 

1  /  iNCE  more,  my  sou],  the  rising  day 
\J  Salutes  thy  waking  eyes  : 

Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To  him  who  rules  the  skies. 

2  Night  unto  night  his  name  repeats, 

The  day  renews  the  sound, 
Wide  as  the  heav'n  on  which  he  sits, 
To  turn  the  seasons  roiind. 

3  'Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame  ; 

My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise  ; 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame. 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

4  On  a  poor  worm  thy  pow'r  Blight  tiead, 

And  I  could  ne'er  withstand  : 
Thy  justice  mi^ht  have  crushed  me  dead. 
But  mercy  held  thy  hand. 
•b  A  thousand  wretcheq  souls  are  fled 
Since  the  la-t  setting:  sun; 
And  yet  thou  lengtlrnest  out  my  thread} 
And  yet  my  moments  run. 
?3  Dear  God.  let  all  my  hours  be  thine, 
Whilst  I  enjoy  the  light; 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline. 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night, 


m  P*-"  ^ 


fc.  M. 

MY  God  was  with  me  all  the  night, 
And  gave  me  sweet  repose  : 
His  anseis  watch'd  me  while  I  slept. 
Or  1  had  never  rose. 
450 


MORNING    HYMNS.  55 1,  552 

1  Now  for  the  mercies  of  the  night 
My  humble  thanks  1  '11  pay; 
And  unto  God  I  ;11  dedicate 
The  first-fruits  of  the  day. 

3  la  pressing  dangers,  fears,  and  death, 

Thy  goodness  I  '11  adore; 
And  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

4  My  life,  if  thou  preserv'st  my  life, 

Thy  sacrifice  shall  be; 
And  death,  when  death  must  be  my  lot, 
Shall  join  my  soul  to  thee. 

551  L.  It, 

1  rPHE  sun  now  rises  shining  bright; 

L    We  gladly  rise  to  view  the  light  : 
From  Satan's  pow'c  God  did  defend 
Us,  when  he  did  his  angels  send. 

2  Hence,  Lord,  thy  blessed  name  we  praise ; 
Keep  us  from  sin  in  all  our  ways  : 

To  thee  we  now  do  humbly  pray, 
Let  angels  guard  us  all  this  day. 

3  Incline  our  hearts  to  thee,  O  Lord, 
That  we  may  love  thy  blessed  word, 
And  do  thy  will,  keep  thee  in  view, 
In  all  that  we  intend  to  do. 

4  The  work  thou  hast  for  us  designed, 
O  let  it  prosper  !  may  we  find 

That  all  our  works  throughout  our  days, 
Shall  all  redound  unto  thy  praise.  d.  h. 

lord's  day  morning. 
[itfay  he  n  sett  for  opening  divine  service.'} 

OOC  Heb.  4,9. 

1   rpHlN'E  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love  ; 
X.    But  there  's  a  nobler  rest  above  \ 
451 


553 


MORNING    HYMNS. 


To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  aident  pangs  of  strong  desire. 

2  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress, 
Nor  sin  nor  hell  shall  reach  the  place; 
No  groans  to  mingle  with  the  songs, 
Which  warble  fiom  immortal  tongues. 

3  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes  ; 
No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose; 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun, 
Obscures  the  lustre  of  thy  throne. 

4  Around  thy  throne,  grant  we  may  meet, 
And  give  us  but  the  lowest  seat ; 

We  '11  shout  thy  praise,  and  join  the  song 
Of  the  triumphant,  holy  throng. 

prpro  L.  M. 

OUO  Psalm  92. 

1  QWEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King, 

k  J  To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and  sing, 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light, 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest, 

No  mortal  cares  shall  seize  my  breast; 
O  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found, 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound  ! 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works,  and  bless  his  word  ; 
Thy  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they  shine ! 
How  deep  thy  counsels!  how7  divine! 

4  Fools  never  raise  their  thoughts  so  high ; 
Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  they  die; 
Like  grass  they  flourish,  till  thy  breath 
Blasts  them  in  everlasting  death. 

5  But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part, 
When  grace  hath  well  refin'd  my  heart, 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

452 


MORNING    HYMNS.      553-A,  553-B 

6  Sin  (my  worst  enemy  before) 

Shall  vex  my  eyes  and  ears  no  more ; 
My  inward  foes  shall  all  be  slain, 
Nor  Satan  break  my  peace  again. 

7  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know, 
All  I  desir'd,  or  wish'd  below ; 

And  ev'ry  pow'r  find  sweet  employ, 
In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 

£)Oo~A_      s.  if. 

1  yi^ELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest 

\  \      That  saw  the  Lord  arise  ; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes ! 

2  The  King  himself  comes  near, 

And  feasts  his  saints  to-day ; 
Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here, 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day  amidst  the  place 

Where  my  dear  God  hath  been, 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasurable  sin. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this ; 
And  sit  and  sing  herself  away 
To  everlosting  bliss. 

553-B      l.  m. 

1  riOME,  dearest  Cord,  and  bless  this  day, 
V^    Come,  bear  our  thoughts  from  earth  away; 
Now  let  our  noblest  passions  rise, 

With  aidor,  to  their  native  skies. 

2  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  all  divine, 
With  rays  of  light  upon  us  shine  ; 
And  let  thy  waiting  souls  be  blest, 
On  this  sweet  day  of  sacred  rest. 

453 


0.)3-C,  553-D       MORNING    HYMNS. 

3  Then  when  our  sabbaths  here  are  o'er, 
And  we  arrive  on  Canaan's  shore, 
With  all  the  ransom'd  we  shall  spend 
A  sabbath  which  will  never  end. 

£^Q_P  c.  M. 

tJtJzJ     \J  Public  worship  o?i  the  Sabbath, 

1  "TT7ITH  joy  we  hail  the  sacred  day, 

\  V     Which  God  has  call'd  his  own  j 
With  joy  the  summons  we  obey 
To  worship  at  his  throne. 

2  Thy  chosen  temple,  Lord  !  how  fair ! 

Where  willing  vot'ries  throng, 
To  breathe  the  humble,  fervent  pray'r, 
And  pour  the  choral  song. 

3  Spirit  of  grace  !  Oh  !  deign  to  dwell 

Within  thy  church  below; 
Make  her  in  holiness  excel — 
With  pure  devotion  glow. 

4  Let  peace  within  her  walls  be  found  ; 

Let  all  her  sons  unite 
To  spread,  with  grateful  zeal,  around 
Her  clear  and  shining  light. 

5  Great  God !  we  hail  the  sacred  day, 

Which  thou  hast  call'd  thine  own ; 
With  joy  the  summons  we  obey 
To  worship  at  thy  throne. 

^Q_n  6  1ines7's. 

•J*J*J      J  )  The  Sabbath  in  the  sanctuary, 

1  QAFELY  through  another  week, 
|T5  God  has  brought  us  on  our  way ; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek, 

Waiting  in  his  courts  to-day  : 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest. 

2  While  we  seek  supplies  of  grace, 

Through  the  dear  Redeemer's  name, 
454 


i 


MORNING    HYMNS.  554 

Show  thy  reconciled  face, 

Take  away  our  sin  and  shame ; 
From  our  worldly  cares  set  free, 
May  we  rest,  this  day,  in  thee. 

3  Here  we  come  thy  name  to  praise ; 

Let  us  feel  thy  presence  near : 
May  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes, 

While  we  in  thy  house  appear : 
Here  afford  us,  Lord  !  a  taste 
Of  our  everlasting  feast. 

4  May  the  gospel's  joyful  sound 

Conquer  sinners — comfort  saints  ; 
Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound, 

Bring  relief  from  all  complaints  : 
Thus  let  all  our  sabbaths  prove, 
Till  we  join  the  church  above. 

MORNING    HYMN    FOR    THE    SICK. 

8,  8,  6,  S,  S,  6. 

1  T  PRAISE  my  God,  the  night  is  gone  ; 
J[   I  see  approaching  morning  dawn  : 

Arise,  my  sovd,  and  sing 
Tbc  praises  of  the  Lord  above, 
Who,  by  his  might  and  constant  love, 

The  morning  light  doth  bring. 

2  As  1  retired  to  take  my  rest, 

I  was  with  pains  and  sickness  press'd  ; 

I  ponder'd  in  my  mind  : 
O  shall  I  see  to-morrow's  sun  ? 
Or  shall  my  veins  have  ceas'd  to  run — 

My  soul  in  God  enshrin'd  / 
)  I  thank  my  God,  who  heard  my  cries, 
And  bade  the  sun  o'er  me  arise  ; 

And  now  I  '11  praise  his  name  : 
Afflicted  as  I  am,  I  pray, 
His  will  be  done  throughout  this  day 

By  me,  a  mortal  frame. 
455 


555  EVENING    HYMNS. 

4  And  if  I  never  gain  my  strength — 

The  strings  of  life  should  break  at  length, 

I  Jll  murmur  not,  my  God. 
I  ?11  bear  this  heavy  yoke  to-day, 
And,  just  as  long  as  thou  shalt  say, 

Endure  this  chastening  rod. 

5  God,  with  his  angels5  bright  array, 
Will  comfort  me  throughout  this  day, 

And  keep  me  in  his  care  ; 
And  thus  consol'd  while  I  am  here, 
To  see  my  end  I  will  not  fear, 

Nor  sink  with  sad  despair. 
G  To  Christ,  my  Lord,  I  '11  flee  for  aid, 
Whose  will  I  wish  to  be  obeyed 

By  me,  who  am  his  own. 
And,  if  I  Jm  doonrd  to  die  this  day, 
I  ?m  willing,  ready  to  obey — 

T?  appear  before  his  throne. 
7  I  am,  O  Lord,  thy  ransom'd  child; 
With  thee,  0  Lord,  I  Jm  reconciled : 

This  sickness,  Lord,  this  pain, 
Shall  never  turn  my  trust  from  thee  : 
Thy  coming.  Lord,  I  long  to  see, 

With  thee  for  e?er  to  reign.  s.  a.  h. 


EVENING  HYMNS. 


e?  e?  z 
ODD 


C.  M. 

1  1  [Y  thankful  tribute  I  will  pay, 

|YI    And  offer  songs  of  praise 
To  God,  who  guarded  me  this  day, 
And  let  me  know  his  grace. 

2  Since  by  his  mercy,  love,  and  pow'r, 

I  liv?d  this  day  to  spend, 
456 


KYKMNG     RTMNS. 

ui  witness  this  once  mofe^ 
That  God  has  prov'd  my  friend  j 
3   My  ev'ning  sacrifice  shall  be, 
The  praise  and  thank-  I  0* 
And  as  my  God  enables  me, 
I  '11  love  and  serve  him  too. 
I   Foi  all  thy  blessings  from  above. 
:  are  on  me  bestow "d, 
soul  shall  make  returns  of  love 
:Io us  God. 

5  O  pardon  thou,  for  Jesus'*  sake, 
evils  I  have  done  : 
Since  no  amendment  I  can  make, 
Will  for  my  sin  atone. 
t   0  ^uard  me  safely  throng 
An  I  let  me  rest  in  peace, 
Unl  ghtj 

rhank  thee  for  thy  srace. 


•5-56 


l.  m. 

1    rri:>  a  -pent,  the  night  is  o- 

And  I  am  rearer  to  n 
*  home  which  will  for  evermore 
Kemain,  when  this  my  home  is  o'er. 

.  has  it  been  my  wish  and  care. 
Tor  that  long  he         still  1 
I 

^t  ? 

3  Now,  when  I  lay  these  things 
\nd  riew  myself  in  evVy  part — 

it  _  "  ben  be  char--" 

4  Hadst  thou  not  spard  me  thro:  _ 

0  what  would  be  my  present  case  ? 
My  soul  would  with  this  day  have  fl 
Into  the  regions  of  the  d< 
o  457 


5.*)7  KVKM.NG     HYMNS. 

5  O  may  it  be  thy  aracious  will, 
To  keep  me  in  thy  favor  still ; 
Grant  me  this  night  to  rest  in  peace. 
Secur'd  in  Christ,  my  righteousness. 

6  To  thee,  O  giacious  Lord,  I  pray, 
Let  all  my  sins  be  done  away ! 

I  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son, 
For  all  the  evils  I  have  done. 

7  And  should  I  die  before  I  Jwake, 
Unto  thyself  my  spirit  take; 
My  body  in  the  grave  to  rest, 
Until  I  rise  with  all  thy  blest. 

fi)0  I  C.  M. 

t£AR  Lord,  accept  my  evening  sor 


I/ 


Receive  the  orPrings  of  my  tongue, 
And  help  me  sing  thy  praise. 

2  Through  grace  and  mercy  I  was  spard, 

To  close  another  day  : 
O  may  I  duly  be  prepared, 
My  tribute  now  to  pay. 

3  What  can  I  offer  thee,  my  Lord, 

To  recompense  thy  love  ? 

Tea,  all  I  have,  or  could  afford, 

Would  not  sufficient  prove. 

4  Thy  mercies  are  beyond  degree, 

They  cannot  be  expressed  ; 
Thy  blessings  still  bestow'd  on  me, 
Can  only  make  me  blest. 
.>  What  numbers  of  the  human  race, 
This  ev'ning  weep  and  mourn ! 
The  evils  which  with  some  took  place, 
Are  scarcely  to  be  borne, 
b   What  accidents  of  grief  and  woe 
Were  many  made  to  share ! 
458 


EVENING    HYMNS.  553 

To  trace  this  vale  of  tears  below. 
We  find  such  ev'rywhere. 

7  Why  was  it  not  my  lot  and  fate, 

Like  such,  to  feel  the  rod  ? 
Who  kept  me  in  a  better  state. 
But  thou,  my  gracious  God  ? 

8  How  greatly  should  this  humble  me, 

That  such  a  worm  as  I, 
An  object  of  thy  grace  should  be, 
Such  mercies  to  enjoy! 

9  I  praise  thee,  O !  my  Lord  and  King, 

Thy  goodness  I  adore  ; 
My  soul  shall  of  thy  mercies  sing, 

And  thank  thee  evermore.  t 

0e)O  C.  M. 

1  T   ORD,  I  prepare  to  take  repose, 
l_i  Since  much  fatigued  I  am  ; 

May  I  in  peace  mine  eyelids  close, 
And  rest  in  Jesus'  name ! 

2  The  notice  of  thy  watchful  eye, 

Can  keep  my  life  secure ; 
Enclos'd  within  thy  veil  to  lie, 
Defends  from  Satan's  pow'r. 

3  Through  all  the  changes  of  this  day. 

Thy  love  to  me  was  shown  ; 
Thy  countless  blessings,  ev'ry  way, 
On  me  were  showerd  down. 

4  Unworthy  as  I  am  indeed, 

Thy  gifts  were  not  withheld  : 
In  ev'ry  time  of  want  and  need, 
Thy  succor  never  fail'd. 

5  My  labors  for  this  day  I  close, 

And  cast  my  cares  away  ; 
I  lay  me  down  to  take  repose, 
Lentil  another  day. 

459 


559  EVENING    HYMNS. 

6  But  first,  my  ofPring  I  will  bring 
To  thee,  my  Lord  and  God, 
And  praise  and  thank  thee,  O  my  King> 
For  all  thy  hand  bestow'd. 


00 V  C.  M. 

1  TTNTO  the  Lord,  my  gracious  God, 

{J    I  offer  humble  praise  ; 
Whose  mercies  are  to  me  renew'd, 
Which  I  enjoy  always. 

2  _How  great  his  love  to  me  has  been ! 

Beyond  the  reach  of  mind  ; 
Though  I  have  spent  this  day  in  sin, 
His  meicies  still  I  find. 

3  This  day  is  gone,  and  spent,  and  past, 

And  will  return  no  more : 
Thus  to  eternity  I  haste, 
With  ev'ry  fleeting  hour. 

4  With  ev'ry  closing  of  the  day, 

And  setting  of  the  sun, 
My  precious  moments  fly  away, 
My  choicest  minutes  run. 

5  Could  I  but  know  how  vile  I  am, 

And  feel  my  wretched  state, 
My  soul  would  fill  with  fear  and  shame, 
With  sorrow  and  regret. 
C  0,  wretched  is  my  state  indeed, 
I  must  confess  and  own  ; 
And  what  can  I,  poor  sinner,  plead, 
In  all  that  I  have  done  ? 
7  For  Jesus'  sake,  my  sins  forgive! 
Cause  me  in  peace  to  sleep; 
In  thy  protection  me  receive, 
And  safely  there  do  keep. 
460 


evkm.no  hymns.  560,  .3ol 


•500 


L.  M. 

1  1JRAISE  thou,  my  soul,  the  Lord  on  high, 
1      For  daily  strength  and  new  supply; 
For  keeping  me  this  day  from  ill, 

For  sending  me  his  blessing  still. 

2  Forgive  what  I  this  day  have  done; 

-  :•  me  my  follies  to  bemoan  ; 
Defend  me  by  thy  mighty  arm, 
And  keep  me  all  this  night  from  harm-. 

3  Let  me  with  sweet  and  calm  repose, 
Now  lying  down,  mine  eyelids  close  5 
Let  me  awake  to  praise  thy  name, 
And  always  sing  thy  glorious  fame. 

4  O  keep  my  soul  from  dread  and  fear  ; 
No  pow'rs  of  darkness  enter  here; 
But  cause  thy  light  of  grace  to  shine, 

Into  this  darkened  heart  of  mine.  ♦ 


561 


C.  M. 

1  n^O  thee,  great  Lord,  my  heav'nly  King, 
X    My  pray'r  and  praise  shall  be, 

My  soul  shall  of  thy  mercies  sing, 
Which  thou  hast  shown  to  me. 

2  From  all  the  dangers  of  this  day, 

Thou,  Lord,  hast  kept  me  free; 
Thou  art  my  only  trust  and  stay, 
And  thankful  I  should  be. 

3  Now,  Lord,  this  day  is  past  and  gone, 

And  darkness  covers  me; 
Now  I  should  think  on  what  I  've  done, 
And  what  my  case  may  be. 

4  Have  I  to  thee  obedient  been, 

And  serwd  thee  all  this  day  ? 
Have  I  this  day  avoided  sin  ? 
Have  I  not  gone  astray  t 
401 


562  EVENING    HYMNS. 

5  Could  I  but  know  how  vile  I  am, 

And  my  transgression  see, 
Thy  mercies,  Lord,  I  durst  not  claim, 
Nor  lift  mine  eyes  to  thee. 

6  How  oft  in  thought,  and  word,  and  deed, 

Have  I  offended  thee  ! 
Yet  I  my  Savior's  merits  plead, 
Which  have  aton'd  for  me. 

7  Therefore,  O  Lord !  I  pray  to  thee, 

Forgive  what  I  have  done  : 
My  gracious  Lord  will  pardon  me, 
For  Jesus'  sake  alone. 

8  And  now  I  lay  me  down  to  sleep, 

To  take  my  needful  rest; 
I  pray  the  Lord  my  life  to  keep, 
As  he  may  think  it  best. 


562 


C.  M. 

1  THREAD  Sovereign,  let  my  ev'ning  song, 

I  /  Like  holy  incense  rise  : 
Assist  the  offrings  of  my  tongue 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day, 

Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard ; 
And  still  to  drive  my  wants  away, 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepard. 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 

Encompass  me  around  ; 
But  O  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found  ! 

4  What  have  I  done  for  him,  who  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul  ? 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll ! 

5  Lord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine* 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
462 


EVENING    HYMNS.  563,  564 

And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 

To  be  renew'd  by  thee. 
5  Sprinkled  afresh  with  pard'ning  blood, 

1  lay  me  down  to  rest, 
As  in  th'  embraces  of  my  Godj 

Or  on  my  Savior's  breast. 

563  c.  m. 

1  /  \  LORD !  thy  holy  angels  send, 
V  /  To  guard  us  whilst  we  rest ; 
From  Satan's  wiles  our  lives  defend  : 

May  us  no  harm  molest. 

2  Beneath  thy  shadow  we  repose, 

That  we  may  sweetly  sleep ; 
May  we  in  peace  our  eyelids  close, 
Whilst  heav'nly  guards  us  keep. 

3  Lord,  I  lie  down  to  take  my  rest-, 
Let  troubles  flee  from  me, 

And  with  thy  care  may  I  be  blest; 

May  I  repose  on  thee. 
May  I  again  from  slumbers  wake, 

To  praise  thy  blessed  name  ; 
Aurora's  golden  beams  partake  : 

Thy  love  and  care  proclaim.  d.  h. 


564 


L.  M. 

i   r\  JESUS,  I  will  take  repose, 

V  /   And  in  thine  arms  mine  eyelids  close  : 
My  bed  shall  be  thy  oversight; 
Thy  mercy  be  my  couch  this  night. 

2  My  pillow  soft  shall  be  thy  breast, 
Where  sleep  I  shall  enjoy,  and  rest ; 
My  dreams  be  sweet  delights  that  flow 
From  thy  bless'd  word  to  saints  below, 

3  Oft  as  my  heart  doth  palpitate, 
Thy  loveliness  I  contemplate  j 

463 


5t>5,  06G         evening  BYmnr. 

Jesus,  my  soul  shall  thee  embrace* 
And  dwell  on  wonders  of  thy  grace. 
4  Oft  as  I  think  upon  thy  name, 
Methinks  I  should  aloud  proclaim : 

0  Jesus,  Jesus  !  thou  art  mine, 

And  I  shall  be  forever  thine.  d.  I 

LORD?S    DAY    EVENING. 

000  C.  ML 

1  FREQUENT  the  day  of  God  returns, 
_L     To  shed  its  quickening  beams  ; 
And  yet,  how  slow  devotion  burns,— 

How  languid  are  its  flames! 

2  Accept  our  faint  attempts  to  love— 

Our  frailties,  Lord,  forgive  ; 
We  would  be  like  thy  saints  above. 
And  praise  thee  while  we  live. 

3  Increase,  O  Lord,  our  faith  and  hope, 

And  fit  us  to  ascend, 
Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up> — - 
The  sabbath  ne'er  shall  end  : 
-1   Where  we  shall  breathe  in  heav'nly  air. 
With  heav'nly  lustre  shine; 
Before  the  throne  of  God  appear, 
And  feast  on  love  divine. 

EVENING    HYMN     FOR    THE     S'.^K.. 

566  8  Tines  SV 

i    T  AM,  0  Lord!  with  pains  oppressed  ? 
J_   And  now  I  ;ll  take  my  needful  rests 
With  Jesus  I  will  fall  asleep. 
Who  on  the  sick  his  watch  doth  keep  :. 

1  also  think  of  thee,  my  God, 

And  threat'ning  death,  that  awful  rod. 
2  My  bed  is  like  the  grave,  desigird 
For  me  :  they  both  engage  mv  mind  t. 
464 


EVENING    HYMNS.  50G 

But  if  the  Lord  be  found  with  me, 
And  I  with  him  united  be, 

0  then  will  I  in  him  repose, 

And  in  his  care  mine  eyelids  close. 
3  As  I  am  cover'd  in  my  bed, 

Just  so  'twill  be  when  I  am  dead  ; 

1  shall  be  cover'd  o'er  with  ground  : 
But  if  the  Lord  with  me  is  found, 

I  rest  in  him,  if  in  my  bed, 
Or  if  I  'm  one  among  the  dead. 
A  Just  as  the  flame,  the  lamp's  array, 
Before  I  sleep,  is  blown  away, 
Just  so,  when  all  my  days  are  spent, 
My  soul  shall  leave  this  earthly  tent  : 
But  Christ,  my  Lord,  shall  never  flee, 
Though  death  before  mine  eyes  I  see. 

5  Undress'd,  I  think,  just  so  I  '11  be. 
When  death  at  last  shall  call  on  me  ; 
Uncloth* d  I  '11  be,  and  borne  away, 
And  plac'd  within  a  vault  of  cli  y. 

Ye  earthly  robes  !  I  '11  leave  you  here  ; 
And,  cloth'd  in  God,  I  '11  there  appear. 

6  Just  as  my  chamber  *s  elos'd  at  night, 
And  all  the  doors  secur'd  aright, 
That  I  may  sleep  in  peace  and  i 

And  none  perchance  my  sleep  molest ; 

Just  so,  the  Lord  will  close  mine  eyes, 

And  let  me  sleep  in  him  likewise. 
?  As  with  the  rising  sun  I  '11  rise. 

And  leave  my  bed  of  rest  likewise  : 

Just  so,  upon  that  glorious  day,' 

Shall  I  arise,  when  Christ  shall  say  : 

M  Arise,  ye  bl^st !  attend  my  call ! 

Enjoy  that  rest  preparVI  for  all." 
8  These  happy  thoughts  engage  my  mind  ; 

With  these  content,  my  rest  I  find  ; 

My  heart  shall  never  stray  from  thee; 
465 


567,  568  sickness. 

O  Christ !  in  thee  my  trust  shall  be  : 

0  happy  sleep !  refulgent  night ! 
When  Christ  is  here,  that  shining  light. 

S.    A.    H. 

CLOSE    OF    THE    WEEK* 

567 

1  T)EGONE,  my  worldly  cares,  away, 
JL)  Nor  dare  to  tempt  my  sight ; 
Let  me  begin  th'  ensuing  day* 

Before  I  end  this  night. 

2  Yes,  let  the  work  of  pray'r  and  praise 

Employ  my  heart  and  tongue; 
Begin,  my  soul : — thy  sabbath  days 
Can  never  be  too  long. 

3  Let  the  past  mercies  of  the  week 

Excite  a  grateful  frame ; 
Nor  let  my  tongue  refuse  to  speak 
Some  good  of  Jesus'  name. 
A  On  wings  of  expectation  borne, 
My  hopes  to  heav'n  ascend; 

1  long  to  welcome  in  the  morn, 
With  thee  the  day  to  spend. 


SICKNESS. 


VISITATION    OF    THE    SICE* 


L.  M. 

1  TESUS,  the  patient's  surest  friend, 
#J     Will  ever  to  his  case  attend; 
He  was,  in  all,  like  man  distress'd, 
And  bore  the  curse  to  make  us  bless'd  = 

2  In  all  afflictions  we  must  bear, 
We  are  the  objects  of  his  care; 

466 


SICKNESS. 

Though  we  are  made  to  feel  the  rod, 
It  is  to  draw  us  nearer  God. 

3  Sure,  we  have  reason  to  believe. 

He  knows  the  time  when  to  relieve — 
When  to  remove  distress  and  pain, 
And  to  restore  our  health  again. 

4  He  guards  us  with  his  watchful  eye, 
While  we  do  live,  and  when  we  die  : 
His  word  and  promises  are  sure, 
Xor  can  they  fail  for  evermore. 

C  If  thus  the  sons  of  God  we  be, 
We  must  not  seek  from  him  to  free  ; 
When  his  afflicting  hand  we  feel, 
We  must  submit  unto  his  will. 

6  Whatj  though  we  suffer  for  aw: 

Distress,  and  grief,  and  pain,  and  toil ; 
Since  ev'ry  rod  and  ev'ry  smart 
Is  to  subdue  the  harden'd  heart. 
Then,  ye  distressM,  be  not  afraid, 
Nor  let  your  minds  be  so  dismay'd  ; 
Christ,  your  physician,  makes  you  whole3 
Can  cure  the  body  and  the  soul. 

569  c.  m. 

I    pOMMIT  your  way  unto  the  L 
\J   In  troubles  and  distress; 
And  let  his  promise  be  your  guar*1. 
Your  trust,  your  hope,  and  peace. 

9   All  your  complaints  to  him  are  ki  ■■■  wn, 
And  open  to  his  view; 
And  ev'ry  sigh  and  ev'ry  groan 
He  hears,  and  answers  too. 
.'•'   II is  ways  and  dealings  all  are  just, 
Though  not  as  men  request  ; 
Yet,  all  his  dispensations  mast 
Then  answer  for  the  best. 
4G7 


5?  )  SICK.NK33. 

pain  and  sickness  bear  you  down, 
Like  as  a  heavy  load, 
Vet  all  may  serve  to  gain  the  crown, 
BestowJd  on  you  from  God. 

■  view  the  footsteps  of  his  love, 
And  tokens  of  his  grace  : 
Those  he  relieves,  he  must  reprove, 
That  they  may  learn  his  ways. 
>     '     :.  shouldst  thou  pass  the  vale  of  death, 
The  Lord  will  he  thy  friend  ; 
Vnd,  breathing  of  thy  latest  breath, 
Thy  life  in  peace  sbalt  end.  g 


570 


C.  M. 


1  /  1  OD  of  my  life,  look  gently  down, 
\T   Behold  the  pains  I  feel ; 

Bsrt  I  am  dumb  before  thy  throne, 
\  or  dare  dispute  thy  will. 

2  Diseases  are  thy  servants,  Lord, 

They  come  at  thy  command  ; 

1  '11  not  attempt  a  murm'riag  word 

Against  thy  chast'ning  hand. 

3  Fet  I  may  plead  with  humble  cries. 

Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes  ; 
My  strength  consumes,  my  spirit  dies 
Through  thy  repeated  strokes. 
\   Cnish'd  as  a  moth  beneath  thy  hand, 
We  moulder  to  the  dust ; 
Our  feeble  pow'rs  can  ne'er  withstand, 
And  all  our  beauty  's  lost. 
5   1  'in  hut  a  sojourner  below, 
Aa  all  my  fathers  were  ; 
May  I  be  well  prepar'd  to  go, 
When  I  the  summons  hear. 
G   TVit  if  my  life  be  spar'd  awhile, 
Before  my  last  remove, 
463 


SICKNESS.  571,  or2 

Thy  praise  shall  be  my  business  still, 
And  I  '11  declare  thy  love. 


m 


L.  M. 

1  TTTHOM  man  forsakes  thou  wilt  not  leave; 

\  \      Ready  the  outcasts  to  receive  : 
Though  all  my  simpleness  I  own. 
And  all  my  faults  to  thee  are  known. 

2  Ah!  wherefore  did  I  ever  doubt  ? 
Thou  wilt  in  nowise  cast  me  out  : 
A  helpless  soul  that  comes  to  thee. 
With  only  sin  and  misery. 

3  Lord,  1  am  sick, — my  sickness  cure  : 
I  want, — do  thou  enrich  the  poor  : 
Under  thy  mighty  hand  I  stoop; 

O  lift  the  abject  sinner  up! 

4  Lord,  1  am  blind, — be  thou  my  sight  : 
Lord,  I  am  weak, — be  thou  my  might  ! 
A  helper  of  the  helpless  be, 

And  let  me  find  my  all  in  thee  ! 

■Ty.)  L.M. 

0  I  U  John  5,  4  ;  eh.  0,  7  ;  2  Kings  5,  10. 

1  YTTHEN  dangers,  woe-,  or  death  are  nigh, 

\V     Past  mercies  teach  me  where  to     ■  ; 

Thine  arm,  almighty  God,  can  aid, 
When  sickness  grieves,  and  pains  invade. 

2  To  all  the  various  helps  of  art, 
Kindly  thy  healing  pow'r  impart  : 
Bethesda'a  bath  refus'd  to  save, 
Lrnless  an  angel  bless'd  the  wave. 

3  All  med'cines  act  by  thy  decree, 
Receive  commission  all  from  thee: 

And  not  a  plant  which  spreads  the  plain?, 
But  teems  with  health,  when  heav'n  ordains. 

4  Clay  and  Siloam's  pool,  we  find, 

At  heav'Lj'i  command,  restor'd  the  blind; 
469 


573  sickness. 

And  Jordan's  waters  hence  were  seen 
To  wash  a  Syrian  leper  clean. 

5  But  grant  me  nobler  favors  still, 
Grant  me  to  know  and  do  thy  will ; 
Purge  my  foul  soul  from  ev'ry  stain, 
And  save  me  from  eternal  pain. 

6  Can  such  a  wretch  for  pardon  sue  ? 
My  crimes,  my  crimes  arise  in  view, 
Arrest  my  trembling  tongue  in  pray'r. 
And  pour  the  horrors  of  despair. 

7  But  thou,  regard  my  contrite  sighs, 
My  tortur'd  breast,  my  streaming  eyes; 
To  me  thy  boundless  love  extend, 

My  God,  my  Father,  and  my  Friend. 

8  These  lovely  names  I  ne'er  could  plead, 
Had  not  thy  Son  vouchsaPd  to  bleed  : 
His  blood  procures  for  human  race 
Admittance  to  the  throne  of  grace* 

9  When  sin  has  shot  its  poison'd  dart. 
And  conscious  guilt  corrodes  the  heart, 
His  blood  is  all-sufficient  found 

To  draw  the  shaft  and  heal  the  wound, 
'.0  What  arrows  pierce  so  deep  as  sin  ? 
What  venom  gives  such  pain  within  ? 
Thou  great  Physician  of  the  soul, 
Rebuke  my  pangs,  and  make  me  w: 
II   0!  if  I  trust  thy  sov'reign  skill, 
And  bow  submissive  to  thy  will, 
Sickness  and  death  shall  both  agree 
To  bring  me,  Lord,  at  last  to  thee. 

DISTRESS    IX    A    LINGERING    DISEASE ; 


-573 


C.  M. 

\    HELPLESS  creature  here  I  lie, 
j\_  A  mere  abject  to  men  ; 
Though  day  and  night  for  help  I  cry, 

My  troubles  still  remain* 
470 


SICKNESS.  574 

2  No  prospect  of  relief  I  see, 

From  these  my  heavy  chains ; 
An  act  of  wonder  it  would  be, 
To  free  me  of  my  pains  : 

3  With  pains  confin'd  unto  my  bee, 

(The  only  place  I  have,) 
Perhaps  till  number'd  with  the  dead, 
And  shrouded  in  the  grave. 

4  But  what  impatience  do  I  feel ! 

When  I  should  be  at  rest 
To  know  this  is  my  Maker's  will, 
And  serves  to  make  me  bless'd. 

o  My  troubles  are  increas'd  the  more, 
Of  greater  weight  they  are, 
When  I  must  feel  the  tempter's  pow'r, 
WTho  would  have  me  despair ; 

5  Who  tells  me  I  need  not  to  pray, 

Nor  trust  unto  the  Lord — 
That  I  am  but  a  castaway, 
That  cannot  be  restord. 
"'   Should  Christ  afflict  his  people  thus  ? 
This  is  the  tempter's  cry; 
Should  he  who  pver  loved  us, 
With  such  afflictions  try  ? 
3  But  O,  my  Savior,  bear  me  through  ; 
Still  keep  my  faith  alive ; 
Help  me  to  keep  the  prize  in  view, 

Till  I  in  heav'n  arrive.  t 


574 


C.  M. 

1  T  ORD,  I  am  pain'd,  but  I  resign 

I  j  My  body  to  thy  will ; 
'Tis  grace,   'tis  wisdom  all  divir.r, 
Appoints  the  pains  I  feel. 

2  Dark  are  thy  ways  of  providence, 

While  they,  who  love  thee,  groan  i 
471 


575  sickness. 

Thy  reasons  lie  conceal'd  from  sense, 
Mysterious  and  unknown. 

3  Yet  nature  may  have  leave  to  speak, 

And  plead  before  her  God, 
Lest  the  o'erburden'd  heart  should  break 
Beneath  thine  heavy  rod. 

4  These  mournful  groans  and  flowing  tears 

Give  my  poor  spirit  ease, 
Whilst  ev'ry  groan  my  Father  hears, 
And  ev'ry  tear  he  sees. 

5  Is  not  some  smiling  hour  at  hand, 

With  peace  upon  its  wings? 
Give  it,  O  God,  thy  swift  command, 
With  all  the  joys  it  brings. 

FOR    SUCH    AS    AEE    EXPIRING. 

575  C.  M. 

1  "1  T  Y  warfare  now  will  soon  be  o'er, 

\  j    My  strugglings  will  be  past : 
And  I  shall  pant  and  groan  no  more, 
But  be  reliev'd  at  last. 

2  I  soon  shall  breathe  my  latest  breath, 

And  see  an  end  to  pain ; 
I  therefore  will  submit  to  death, 
For  I  shall  live  again. 

3  Sure  I  can  never  be  deceived 

By  him  who  died  for  me ; 
By  him  I  was  from  death  repriev'd, 
And  set  at  liberty. 

4  Not  all  the  pow'rs  of  sin  and  death 

Against  me  can  prevail ; 
Nor  all  the  force  from  hell  beneath, 
Shall  cause  his  word  to  fail. 

5  My  Savior  bears  me  safely  through, 

And  brings  me  to  that  place, 
Where  all  his  glories  I  shall  view, 
And  ever  see  his  face. 
172 


SICKNESS.  5#t' 

6  Why  should  I  fear  to  go  from  hence. 

This  present  life  to  end  ? 

I  have  established  confidence 

That  Jesus  is  my  friend. 

7  My  troubles  and  my  sorrows  cease. 

And  I  shall  be  at  rest ; 
My  soul  shall  entei  into  peacr. 

And  be  with  Jesus  blest. 
&   My  soul  desires  to  leave  this  clay.. 

And  find  a  better  home, — 
Awaits  that  blessM  and  happy  day. 

To  see  my  Savior  come.  t 


576 


C.  M. 

1  T^vEATH  may  dissolve  my  body  now, 
[J  And  bear  my  spirit  home ; 

Why  do  my  minutes  move  so  slow. 
Xor  my  salvation  come  I 

2  With  heav'nly  weapons  I  have  tough* 

The  battles  of  the  Lord, 
Finish'd  my  course,  and  kep-t  the  faiths 
And  wait  the  siire  reward. 

3  God  has  la:-:  up  in  heavm  for  me 

Aero  '.v  ii  w  h  i  c  h  ca  n  n  ot  fa  d  e  ; 
The  righteous  Judge  at  that  great  day 
Shall  place  it  oa  my  head. 

4  NTor  hath  the  King  of  grace  decreed 

This  prize  for  hk  alone  : 
But  ail  that  love,  and  lone:  to  see 
Th3  appearance  of  his  Son. 
9   J  *  i*,  the  Lord,  shalf  guard  m-e  safe 
From  ev'ry  ill  design-^ 
And  to  his  heav'nly  kingdom  tike 
This  feebfe  soi>l  of  mine. 
i  God  rs  my  everlasting  aid. 
ArvJ  heU  shall  rage  m  ?&kk ; 

4ra 


597,  578  SICKNESS, 

To  him  be  highest  glory  paid, 
And  endless  praise.     Amen. 

Oil  1  Sam.  15,  32. 

1   TTTHEN,  bending  o'er  the  brink  of  lifej 
VV     My  trembling  soul  shall  stand, 
Waiting  to  pass  death's  awful  flood, 
Great  God,  at  thy  command  ! 
3  When  weeping  friends  surround  my  bedj 
And  close  my  sightless  eyes; 
When  shatter'd  by  the  weight  of  years 
This  broken  body  lies  ; 

3  When  ev'ry  long-lov'd  scene  of  life 

Stands  ready  to  depart; 
When  the  last  sigh  that  shakes  the  frame 
Shall  rend  this  bursting  heart : 

4  0,  thou  great  Source  of  joy  supreme, 

Whose  arm  alone  can  save, 
Dispel  the  darkness  that  surrounds 
The  entrance  to  the  grave! 
h  Lay  thy  supporting,  gentle  hand 
Beneath  my  sinking  head; 
And.  with  a  ray  of  love  divine, 
Illume  my  dying  bed  ! 
6  Leani»2  on  thy  dear  faithful  breast; 
May  I  resign  my  breath  ! 
And,  in  thy  fond  embraces,  lose 
(i  The  bitterness  of  death  !" 


578 


L.  M. 

\  \.THY  should  we  start,  and  fear  to  die  I 
VV      What  tim'rous  worms  we  mortals  are' 
Death  is  the  £ate  of  endless  joy, 

And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 
The  pains,  the  groans,  and  dying  strife, 
Fftght  our  approaching  souls  away  ; 
474 


SICKNESS.  579, 

Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3  Oh!   if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet. 

My  soul  should  stretch  her  wings  in  I 
Fly  fearless  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  pass'd, 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 

Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 
While  on  his  breast  I  lean  my  head. 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 

*J  /y  Job  19,  2.3-27. 

1  f  \  REAT  God  !  I  own  the  sentence  just, 
VT  And  nature  must  decay  : 

I  yield  my  body  to  the  dust, 
To  dwell  with  fellow  clay. 

2  Yet  faith  may  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 

And  trample  on  the  tombs  : 

My  Jesus,  my  Redeemer,  lives — 

My  God,  my  Savior,  comes. 

3  The  mighty  Conqirror  shall  appear, 

His:h  on  a  royal  seat : 
And  death,  the  last  of  all  his  foes, 
Lie  vanquish W  at  his  feet. 

4  Though  greedy  worms  devour  my  skin, 

And  gnaw  my  wasting  flesh, 
When  God  shall  build  my  bones  again. 
He  -11  clothe  them  all  afresh. 

5  Then  shall  I  see  thy  lovely  face 

With  strong  immortal  eyes, 
And  feast  upon  thy  unknown  grace 
With  pleasure  and  surprise. 

THANKSGIVING    AFTER    SICKNESS. 


580 


C.   M. 
1   TjlTERNAL  praises  to  my  Lord, 

fi   My  soul  desires  to  sive* 
475 


581 


SICKNESS. 


Since  he  again  my  health  restor'd, 
And  I  am  spar'd  to  live. 

2  My  feeble  body  lay  oppress'd; 

My  soul  was  fill'd  with  grief; 
I  was  on  ev'ry  side  distressed, 
And  hopeless  of  relief. 

3  My  life  approach'd  the  brink  of  death  ; 

Just  on  the  verge  I  lay  : 
I  nearly  breath'd  my  latest  breath, 
Which  almost  fled  away. 

4  But  God  has  still  prolong'd  my  days, 

Vouchsafe!  my  life  to  save  ; 
And  I  will  live  unto  his  praise, 
Whilst  life  and  breath  I  have. 

5  His  mercies  I  will  ne'er  forget, 

But  thankful  will  I  be: 
The  mercies  of  my  God  are  great, 
Which  he  has  shown  to  me. 

6  When  all  the  help  of  man  had  fail'd 

To  ease  me  of  my  pain — 
When  death  itself  almost  prevailed, 
The  Lord  help'd  me  again. 

7  rl  he  wonders  thou,  my  God,  hast  wrought, 

My  soul  shall  e'er  adore ; 
Till  I  can  praise  thee  as  I  ought, 

And  thank  thee  evermore.  I 


581 


C.  M. 

A  \    HEN  we  are  rais'd  from  deep  distress, 
VV      Our  God  deserves  our  song  : 
We  take  the  pattern  of  our  praise 

From  Hezekiah's  tongue. 
The  gates  of  the  devouring  grave 

Are  opeird  wide  in  vain, 
If  he  that  holds  the  keys  of  death 
Commands  them  fast  again. 
476 


J 


sickness.  582 

3  When  he  but  speaks  the  healing  word, 

Then  no  disease  withstands  : 
Fevers  and  plagues  obey  the  Lord, 
And  fly,  as  he  commands. 

4  If  half  the  strings  of  life  should  break, 

He  can  our  frame  restore, 
And  cast  our  sins  behind  his  back, 
And  they  are  found  no  more. 

5  To  him  I  cried,  li  Thy  servant  save, 

Thou  ever  good  and  just : 
Thy  pow'r  can  rescue  from  the  grave — 

Thy  pow'r  is  all  my  trust !" 
t>  He  heard,  and  sav'd  my  soul  from  death, 

And  dried  my  falling  tears  : 
Now  to  his  praise  I  '11  spend  my  breath, 

Through  my  remaining  years. 


L.  M. 
Y  God,  since  thou  hast  rais'd  me  up, 
Thee  I  '11  extol  with  thankful  voice  ! 
Restor'd  by  thy  almighty  pow'r, 
With  fear  before  thee  I'll  rejoice. 

2  With  troubles  worn,  with  pain  oppressed, 

To  thee  I  cried,  and  thou  didst  save  : 
Thou  didst  support  my  sinking  hopes, 
My  life  didst  rescue  from  the  grave. 

3  Wherefore,  ye  saints,  rejoice  with  me, 

With  me  sing  praises  to  the  Lord  : 
Call  all  his  goodness  to  your  mind, 
And  all  his  faithfulness  record. 

4  His  anger  is  but  short ;  his  love, 

Which  is  our  life,  hath  certain  stay  : 
Grief  may  continue  for  a  night, 
But  joy  returns  with  rising  day ! 

5  Then  what  I  vow'd  in  my  distress, 

In  happier  hours  I  now  will  give ; 
477 


583  SICKNESS. 

And  strive  that,  in  my  grateful  verse, 
His  praises  may  for  ever  live. 
6  To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
The  blest  and  undivided  Three, 

The  one  sole  Giver  of  all  life, 
Glory  and  praise  for  ever  be ! 


ON    A    FAST-DAY    IN    TIME    OF    PLAGUE,    OR   OTHER 
RAVAGES   OF    DEATH. 

000  L.  M. 

1  f\  HARK  unto  the  sounding  bell ! 

[J  What  doth  each  stroke  of  tolling  tell  7 
?Tis  news  to  each  attentive  ear, 
Some  one  is  fitted  for  the  bier. 

2  Since  death  is  licensed  here  to  rage, 
Without  respect  to  any  age, 

The  hoary  head,  and  youth  in  bloom, 
Depart  to  their  eternal  home. 

3  Death,  with  an  uncontrolled  force, 
Will  take  his  way,  and  have  his  course : 
Infectious  air  and  pestilence 

Are  not  repuls'd  by  man's  defence. 

4  They  who  had  thought  the  world  their  own, 
Are  with  the  meanest  class  cut  down : 
Both  kings  and  princes  have  to  die, 

And  lay  their  pow'rs  and  honors  by. 

5  This  is  our  just  reward  indeed  : 
What  can  we  say,  what  can  we  plead  ? 
WTere  we  not  warn'd,  and  warn'd  again? 
But  all  we  heard,  we  heard  in  vain. 

6  But  now  we  feel,  we  learn  to  fear, 
God's  threaten'd  punishments  are  here  : 
What  can  we  do,  but  plead  and  pray, 
That  God  may  turn  his  wrath  away  ?  t 

478 


I 


m 


sickness.  584,  58.j 

C.  M. 

Heb.  12,  l-ll. 

1  1_T  AVE  mercy,  Lord  !  on  us,  we  pray  ; 
["I  Thy  grace  to  us  reveal : 

O  turn  thy  plagues  from  us  away, 
Though  we  deserve  them  well. 

2  Thy  punishments  are  justly  due, 

And  answer  to  our  crimes ; 
And  we  are  made  to  feel  them  too, 
In  these  distressing  times. 

3  Lord,  what  destruction  death  has  made ! 

How  has  it  swept  our  towns  ! 
What  numbers  number'd  with  the  dead, 
In  neighb'ring  places  round! 

4  Death  visits  us  in  all  our  homes, 

And  there  makes  his  abode; 
And  hurries  mortals  to  their  tombs, 
Who  sink  beneath  his  load. 

5  Well  may  we  sorrow,  weep,  and  mourn, 

And  pray  with  all  our  heart, 
That  God  in  mercy  may  return, 

And  bid  our  plagues  depart.  I 

KQK  L.  M. 

000  Psalm  91. 

1  1 JE  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God, 
X±_  Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  there  at  night  shall  rest  his  head. 

2  Then  will  I  say,  "  My  God,  thy  pow'r 
Shall  be  my  fortress  and  my  tow'r : 

I.  that  am  form'd  of  feeble  dust, 
Make  thine  almighty  arm  my  trust. n 

3  Thrice  happy  man !  thy  Maker's  care 
Shall  keep  thee  from  the  fowler's  snare — 
Satan,  the  fowler,  who  betrays 
Unguarded  souls  a  thousand  ways. 

479 


586  SICKNESS. 

A  Just  as  a  hen  protects  her  brood 

(From  birds  of  prey  that  seek  their  blood) 
Under  her  feathers;  so  the  Lord 
Makes  his  own  arm  his  people's  guard. 

5  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire, 

God  is  their  life — his  wings  are  spread, 
To  shield  them  with  a  healthful  shade. 

6  If  vapors,  with  malignant  breath, 
Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death, 
Israel  is  safe  :  the  poison'd  air 

Grows  pure,  if  Israel's  God  be  there. 

7  What  though  a  thousand  at  thy  side, 
At  thy  right  hand  ten  thousand,  died; 
Thy  God  his  chosen  people  saves, 
Amongst  the  dead,  amidst  the  graves. 

8  So,  when  he  sent  his  angel  down 

To  make  his  wrath  in  Egypt  known, 
And  slew  their  sons,  his  careful  eye 
Pass'd  all  the  doors  of  Jacob  by. 

0  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  sword, 
Receive  commission  from  the  Lord 
To  strike  his  saints  among  the  rest, 
Their  very  pains  and  deaths  are  bless'd. 

10  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire, 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire — 
From  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free, 
And  bring  thy  children,  Lord,  to  thee. 

THANKSGIVING    FOR    THE    DELIVTRY    FROM    THE 
PLAGUE,    OR    OTHER    MORTAL    DISEASES. 

*rofi  c.  m. 

OCVJ  Isa.  3S,  17-22. 

1  T^TLRNAL  praises  to  the  Lord, 
JLi   Come  let  us  join  to  give  : 

480 


sici.nkss.  2Rm 

By  his  protection  and  his  guard, 
We  yet  are  spared  to  live. 
2   Whilst  many  of  our  fellow-men 
Were  quickly  call'd  away; 
When  in  distress,  and  grief,  and  pain, 
They  drop'd  their  house  of  clay  ; 
:>   By  grace,  it  is  our  happy  lot 
To  have  respite  of  d; 
If  is  God's  will  that  we  should  not 
Depart  without  his  grace. 

md  ne'er  forget 
The  troubles  we  were  in — 
With  sickness,  pain,  and  death  best.; — - 
A  just  reward  for  sin. 
5   But  he  has  turird  his  gracious  hand, 
And  laid  his  vengeance  by — 
Still  calls  on  this,  our  guilty  land  : 
Turn  ye!  why  will  ye  die? 
Q  'j  hen  let  us  thank  and  praise  our  G 
By  whom  we  have  been  spar'd  ; 
And  bear  with  his  correcting  rod. 
Till  we  are  well  prepard. 

*)0  /  Phil.  2,  25-30  ;  Psalm  30. 

1  rpHANKS  be  to  God,  who  heard  our  pr 

When  we  had  fears  and  doubt ; 
When  fierce  diseases  ev'rywhere, 
Compass'd  our  land  about; 

2  When  death,  that  crnel  tyrant,  made 

Poor  mortals  feel  his  pow'r  ; 
Who  to  another  world  have  fled, 
And  will  return  no  more. 

3  How  melancholy  was  the  sound, 

To  hear  the  dyins:  srroan  : 
Can  no  relief  nor  help  be  found, 
Till  we  are  fled  and  gone  ? 
v  481 


•>^ 


And  must  our  troubled  spirits  fly 
To  God,  who  first  them  gave  / 

Our  bodies  only  made  to  die, 
And  moulder  in  the  grave  ? 

Great  God !  how  mournful  was  the  scene, 

Where'er  this  was  the  case ; 
But  great  thy  mercies  e'er  have  been, 

To  those  who  trust  thy  grace. 
Thanks  be  to  God,  that  we  are  spar'd 

To  see  the  present  day  : 
0  make  us  ready,  gracious  Lord, 

Till  we  be  call'd  away.  j 


DEATH. 


DEATH    IN    GENERAL. 

5b$  c.  y, 

1  rpRUE  Christians  need  not  fear  to  die, 

X    Or  to  depart  from  here  ; 
Since  death  bears  them  to  God  on  high, 
Where  their  great  treasures  are. 

2  No  pain,  or  groan,  or  dying  strife, 

Should  fright  their  souls  away  ; 
Since  they  shall  find  a  better  life, 
Soon  as  they  leave  this  clay. 

3  Let  me  depart,  my  Lord  to  meet, 

And  stretch  my  feeble  hands, 
And  grasp  the  joys  that  are  complete, 
In  yonder  happy  lands. 

4  Then  let  me  bow  my  dying  head 

Into  the  arms  of  death, 
And  rest  in  Christ,  my  dying  bed, 
And  breathe  my  latest  breath. 
482 


DEATH.  589,  590 

&C\j  Phil.  V21-25. 

1  rpO  live  in  Christ  is  life  indeed, 
J_    And  so  to  die  is  gain ; 

Since  by  his  death  my  soul  is  freed 
From  sin  and  endless  pain. 

2  My  soul  desires  with  him  to  be. 

And  see  him  as  he  is  : 
That  grace  which  he  bestows  on  me 
Confirms  that  I  am  his. 

3  I  harbor  neither  doubt  nor  fear 

That  I  shall  be  deceiv'd  : 
That  I  shall  see  my  Savior  there. 
In  whom  I  here  believ'd. 

4  Though  here  I  bear  the  cross  awhile, 

And  suffer  with  my  Lord, 
For  all  my  labor,  pain,  and  toil, 
He  will  be  my  reward. 

5  When  he  shall  raise  me  from  the  dust, 

And  fashion  me  anew. 
I  ?11  be  permitted,  with  the  just, 

His  face  in  heav'n  to  view.  + 


L.  M. 

1  T^E  careless  sons  of  men,  be  wise  ! 

_L    Here  view  the  corpse  before  your  eyes  ; 
The  soul  has  left  the  house  of  clay, 
And  somewhere  else  she  has  her  stay. 

2  The  world  of  spirits  is  her  home, 
There  to  remain  till  Christ  shall  come 
To  raise  the  body  from  the  dust  : 
That  of  the  wicked  and  the  just. 

3  The  body  laid  into  the  tomb, 
Has  its  remote  and  silent  home, 
Where  darkness  and  destruction  reign, 
Till  it  is  rais'd  to  life  again. 

483 


591  DEATH. 

4   But  0,  the  60ul  that  never  dies! 
Which,  when  the  body  shall  arise, 
Shall  meet  and  join  her  former  mate, 
And  share  with  it  her  destin'd  fate. 

3  How  happy  shall  that  moment  be, 
When  we  shall  meet  the  Lord,  and  see 
That,  by  his  merits  and  his  grace, 
We  've  found  a  better  home  and  place ! 

C   But  O,  how  gloomy  is  the  thought ! 
To  think  that  sinners  must  be  brought 
To  stand  and  hear  the  Savior  say  : 
u  Depart  from  me,  ye  curs'd,  away.'1 

7  Ye  living,  then,  come  take  a  view, 
Remember,  ye  are  mortals  too ; 
Seek  ye  the  Lord,  and  watch  and  pray; 
Be  ready  for  your  dying  day. 

OfJl  2  Tim.  4,  7,8. 

1  "VT  OW  my  departure  is  at  hand — 

\    From  hence  I  must  remove, 
To  join  the  bless'd  celestial  band, 
In  the  bright  realms  above. 

2  My  warfare  and  contests  are  o'er, 

And  I  can  welcome  death  : 

In  spite  of  sin  and  Satan's  pow'r, 

I  fought  and  kept  the  faith. 

3  And  thus  I  've  finish'd  this  my  course, 

And  pass'd  quite  safely  through: 
My  Lord,  who  conquers  ev'ry  force, 
Made  me  to  conquer  too. 

4  My  conflicts  and  debates  are  past, 

And  my  salvation  's  seal'd  : 
My  victories  are  srain'd  at  last, 
Now  as  I  quit  the  field. 

5  The  crown  of  life,  laid  up  for  me 

And  all  who  love  the  Lord, 
484 


death.  ,592.  593 


For  all  my  surFrings  here,  shall  be 
A  gracious,  great  reward. 


C.  M. 

I    /^\I'TR  *«ays  on  eaith  are  sad  and  few, 
\^J  Distress'd  on  ev'ry  side  : 
in  all  our  lives  we  find  it  true — 
This  cannot  be  denied. 
5   The  age  of  threescore  years  and  ten, 
An  age  that  few  do  live  : 
But  sorrow,  trouble,  grief,  and  pain, 
Are  all  that  age  can  give. 
3   Why  should  it  be  our  chief  concern, 
To  grasp  at  shadows  here  ? 
Much  greater  lessons  could  we  learn, 
To  make  us  happy  there. 
<i    We  know  that  we  are  born  to  die, 
Were  all  the  world  our  own. 
How  swift  our  precious  moments  fly  ! 
How  quickly  are  we  gone  ! 
I   May  God  be  pleas'd  to  grant  us  grace, 
And  make  us  wise  to  know, 
That  we  may  seek  a  better  place 
Than  ail  this  world  below. 

d\)b  C.  M. 

1  I  ESDS,  my  hope  and  confidence! 
•  {    My  Savioi,  life,  and  peace  ! 

I  know  that  thou  art  my  defence — 
Thy  love  will  never  cease. 

2  The  long  and  tedious  night  of  death, 

Can't  cause  me  to  despair  : 
My  hope,  my  trust,  my  living  faith, 
Removes  all  doubts  and  fear. 

3  Jesus,  my  Lord,  forever  lives, 

And  I  shall  live  likewise ; 
485 


594  DEATH. 

Yes,  I  shall  be  where  Jesus  is, 
And  see  him  with  mine  eyes. 

4  Why  should  1  doubt  or  feel  afraid, 

Since  Jesus  is  my  friend  ? 
Like  members  with  a  living  head, 
With  him  I  shall  ascend. 

5  Like  him,  I  shall  be  glorified, 

And  worship  at  his  throne, 
And  live  for  him  who  for  me  died, 
And  wholly  be  his  own ; 

6  Though  I  must  lay  this  body  down, 

To  mingle  with  the  clay, 
Till  wakeird  by  the  trumpet's  sound, 
In  that  great  solemn  day. 

7  Then  I  shall  be  restor'd  again, 

And  like  the  angels  shine  ; 
No  more  expos'd  to  death  or  pain, 

Immortal  and  divine.  { 

594 

1  TTARK!  irom  the  tombs  a  dolelul  souud ; 
JTj_   My  cars  attend  the  cry: 

"  Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground, 
Where  you  must  shortly  lie. 

2  Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 

In  spite  of  all  your  tow'rs  ! 
The  tall,  the  wise,  the  rev'rend  head, 
Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God  !  is  this  our  certain  doom  ? 

And  are  we  still  secure  ? 
Still  walking  downward  to  the  tomb, 
And  yet  prepare  no  more  ! 

4  Grant  us  the  pow'r  of  quick'ning  grace, 

To  fit  our  souls  to  fly  : 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 
We  '11  rise  above  the  sky. 
486 


death.  595,  596 

595  c.  m. 

1  rpEACH  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
J_    Thou  Maker  of  my  frame  ! 

I  would  survey  life's  narrow  space. 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast ; 

A  fleeting  hour  of  time  : 
Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust, 
In  all  his  riow'r  and  prime. 

3  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move. 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain  : 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love. 

But  all  the  noise  is  vain, 
•i  Some  walk  in  honor's  gaudy  show — 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore  : 
They  toil  for  heirs,  they  know  not  who, 

And  straight  are  seen  no  more. 
t  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  for,  then, 

From  creatures,  earth,  and  dus:  I 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 

And  disappoint  our  trust. 
6  Now  I  resign  my  earthly  hope; 

My  fond  desires  recall ; 
I  give  my  mortal  interest  up, 

And  make  my  God  my  all. 

596 

1  rpHAT  awful  hour  will  soon  appear^ 

J_    Swift  on  the  wings  of  time  it  flies, 
When  all  that  pains  or  pleases  here 
Will  vanish  from  my  closing  eyes. 

2  Death  calls  my  friends,  my  neighbors,  hence, 

And  none  resist  the  fatal  dart : 
Continual  warnings  strike  my  sense, 
And  shall  thev  fail  to  strike  my  heart  ? 
487 


596-A  DEATH. 

3  Think,  O  my  soul !  how  much  depends 

On  the  short  period  of  to-day  : 
Shall  time,  which  heav'n  in  mercy  lend?. 
Be  negligently  thrown  away  ? 

4  Thy  remnant  minutes  strive  to  use  : 

Awake,  rouse  ev'ry  active  pow'r ; 
And  not  in  dreams  and  trifles  lose 
This  little,  this  important  hour ! 

5  Lord  of  my  life  !  inspire  my  heart 

With  heav'nly  ardor,  grace  divine  ; 
Nor  let  thy  presence  e'er  depart, 

For  strength,  and  life,  and  death  are  thine, 

6  O  teach  me  the  celestial  skill, 

Each  awful  warning  to  improve  ; 
And,  while  my  days  are  shortening  still. 
Prepare  me  for  the  joys  above! 


596-A      l.m. 

1  rjTHE  grave  is  now  a  favord  spot, 

I     To  saints  who  sleep,  in  Jesus  btessM; 
For  there  the  wicked  trouble  not, 
And  there  the  weary  are  at  rest  : 

2  At  rest  in  Jesus'  faithful  arms; 

At  rest  as  in  a  peaceful  bed  ; 
Secure  from  all  the  dreadful  storms, 

Which  round  this  sinful  world  are  spread, 

3  Thrice  happy  souls,  who  're  gone  before 

To  that  inheritance  divine! 
They  labor,  sorrow,  sigh  no  more. 
But  bright  in  endless  glory  shine. 

4  Then  let  our  mournful  tears  be  dry* 

Or  in  a  gentle  measure  flow  ; 
We  hail  them  happy  in  the  sky, 
And  jovful  wait  our  call  to  go. 
488 


i-B 


596-B,  597 


C.  M. 

1  rpHEE  we  adore,  eternal  Name  ! 

X    And  humbly  own  to  thee 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame, 
What  dying  worms  are  we. 

2  Our  wasting  lives  are  shortening  still, 

As  months  and  days  increase ; 
And  ev'ry  beating  pulse  we  tell, 
Leaves  but  the  number  less. 

3  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the  ground, 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb : 
And  fierce  diseases  wait  around 
To  hurry  mortals  home. 

4  Great  God !  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hang  everlasting  things! 
Th'  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings. 

5  Yet  while  a  world  of  joy  or  woe 

Depends  on  ev'ry  breath, 
Thoughtless  and  unconcerned  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death. 

6  Waken,  0  Lord!  our  drowsy  s^nse, 

To  walk  this  dang'roua  road  ; 

And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God. 


:ath  or  friends  and  relations. 


597 


C.  M. 

1  "1  rUST  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  ui^, 
Jxl    And  helpers  be  withdrawn  ; 

Wh  We  sorrow,  with  a  weeping  eye, 
Counts  up  our  comforts  gone  ? 

2  Be  thou  our  comfort,  mighty  God  .l 

Our  helper  and  our  friend  ; 

489 


598  DEATH. 

Nor  leave  us  in  this  dang'rous  road, 
Till  all  our  trials  end. 

3  0  may  our  feet  pursue  the  way 

Our  pious  fathers  led  ; 
While  love  and  holy  zeal  obey 
The  counsels  of  the  dead. 

4  Let  us  be  wean'd  from  earthly  joys : 

Let  hope  our  grief  dispel : 

The  dead  in  Jesus  shall  arise, 

In  endless  bliss  to  dwell. 


C.  M. 

1  TT^HILE  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  borne, 

\  \      Around  their  cold  remains 
How  all  the  tender  passions  mourn, 
And  each  fond  heart  complains  ! 

2  But  down  to  earth,  alas !  in  vain 

We  bend  our  weeping  eyes  : 
Ah  !  let  us  leave  these  seats  of  pain, 
And  upwards  learn  to  rise. 

3  Hope  cheerful  smiles  amid  the  gloom, 

And  beams  a  healing  ray ; 
And  guides  us  from  the  darksome  tomb, 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  To  those  bright  courts  when  hope  ascends. 

She  calms  the  swelling  woe ; 
In  hope  we  meet  our  happy  friends, 
And  tears  forget  to  flow. 

5  Then  let  our  hearts  repine  no  more, 

That  earthly  comfort  dies  ; 
But  lasting  happiness  explore, 
And  ask  it  from  the  skies, 
490 


DEATH.  5(9 

DEATH    OF    A    PARENT. 

l.  \r. 

1  rp.HOUGH  nature's  voice  you  must  obey. 
J_    Think,  while  your  swelling  griefs  o' 
That  hand,  which  takes  your  joys  away. 

That  sovereign  hand  can  heal  your  woe. 

2  And,  while  your  mournful  thoughts  deplore 

The  parent  gone,  remov'd  the  friend, 
With  hearts  resign'd,  his  grace  adore, 
On  whom  your  nobler  hopes  depend. 

3  Does  he  not  bid  his  children  come 

Thro-*  death's  dark  shades  to  realms  of 
Yet,  when  he  calls  them  to  their  home, 
Shall  fond  survivors  mourn  their  flight  I 

4  His  word — here  let  your  souls  rely — 
*     Immortal  consolation  gives  : 

Your  heav'nly  Father  cannot  die, 
Th?  eternal  Friend  for  ever  lives 

5  0.  be  that  best  of  friends  your  h 

On  his  almighty  arm  recline  : 
He,  when  your  comforts  s  lust, 

Can  give  you  comforts  more  dil 

:::z   funeral  oi  rs  i -  . 


i 


C.  M. 

1   TTTHEN  blooming  youth  is  snatch'd 
\  1      By  ] 

Our  hearts  the  mournful  :: 
:h  pity  must  demand. 

§   While  pity  pre 

O  may  this  truth,  imprest 

'r. — ••'  I  too  must  die.'" 
Sink  dee^  in  ev'j  y  1 
3  Let  this  vain  world  delude  no  : 
Behold  the  scapina  tomb  ! 
"491 


6  0 


DEATH. 


-  ;;s  seize  the  present  hour, 

torrow  death  may  come. 
oice  of  this  alarming  scene 
May  ev'j  y  heart  obev  ; 
X>;  be  the  heav 'nly  warning  vain. 
i  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 
*  lis  fly — to  Jesus  fly, 
Whose  powerful  arm  can  save; 
-hall  onr  hopes  ascend  on  high, 
o'er  the  grave. 


COO 


BURIAL    OF    A.N    INFANT. 


C.  M. 
\7"E  Christian  parents,  dry  your  I 

_|_     O  why  should  they  be  - 

>nsole  your  cares  and  :' 
.     d  -ad. 

*s  laid  into  the  earth. 
i  grieves  you  to  the  heart  : 
>rt  time  they  survive  their  L 
til  they  must  depait. 

ler  branches  torn  away. 
To  wither  in  their  bloom; 
Jut  look   ye  forward  to  the  day. 
When  Christ  the  Lord  shall  come. 

shall  your  children  be  restor'd, 

And  never  die  again  : 

■  •  and  dwell  with  Christ,  the  Lord, 

freed  from  death  and  pain, 
shall  their  bodies  be  renewM, 
And  like  the  Savior's  shine  ; 
insisting  not  of  flesh  and  blood, 
Hut  heav'nly  and  divine. 
How  happy  will  your  meeting  be, 

Before  the  Savior's  face! 
Where  vour  dear  children  you  shall  see. 
In  heav'n,  that  happy  place. 
VJ2 


DEATH.  601,002 

601 

1  \    S  fade  the  lovely  blooming  flow'rs, 
\    And  with  the  winds  do  fly. 

Just  so  are  they  who  live  but  hours, 
They  're  only  born  to  die. 

2  It  is  beyond  the  greatest  ait, 

To  move  this  load  of  care; 
It  wounds  the  tender  parents'  heart, 
Which  nature  has  to  bear. 

3  0  let  the  gospel  then  be  nigh, 

It  is  the  strongest  aid  ; 
Such  consolations  never  die, 

That  Christ  shall  raise  the  dead.  i 

602 

1  T   IFE  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour : 
J-J  How  soon  the  vapor  flies  ! 
Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flow'r. 

That  e'en  in  blooming  dies. 

2  The  once  lov'd  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 

Each  mournful  thought  employs; 
And  nature  weeps  her  comforts  lied, 
And  wither'd  all  her  joys. 

3  But  wait  the  interposing  gloom. 

And  lo  !  stern  winter  flies; 
And,  dress'd  in  beauty's  fairest  bloom. 
The  tiow'ry  tribes  arise. 

4  Hopp  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

5  Then  cease,  fond  nature !  cease  thy  tear* 

Religion  points  on  high — 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
And  joys  that  cannot  die. 

4i>;3 


G03,  604  DEATH. 


DEATH    AND    BUBIAL    OF    A    MINISTER. 


c.  u. 

1  T^AR  from  affliction,  toil,  and  care, 
Jp    The  happy  soul  is  fled  : 

The  breathless  clay  shall  slumber  here, 
Among  the  silent  dead. 

2  The  gospel  was  his  joy  and  song, 

E'en  to  his  latest  breath : 
The  truth  he  had  proclaim'd  so  long 
Was  his  support  in  death. 

3  Now  he  resides  where  Jesus  is, 

Above  this  dusky  sphere  : 
His  soul  was  ripemd  for  that  bliss, 
While  yet  he  sojourn Jd  here. 

4  The  church's  loss  we  all  deplore, 

And  shed  the  falling  tear ; 
Since  we  shall  see  his  face  no  more, 
Till  Jesus  shall  appear. 

5  But  we  are  hasting  to  the  tomb  : 

0  may  we  ready  stand ! 
Then,  dearest  Lord,  receive  us  home, 
To  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

AT    THE    INTERRING    OF    THE    CORTSE. 


604 


L.  M. 

1  4  J  ERE  we  commit  unto  the  dust, 
XI  This  body  in  the  grave  to  rest ; 
We  place  it  here,  awhile  to  stay, 
Here  for  to  moulder  and  decay. 

2  Xot  here  forever  to  remain  : 

For  Christ  will  raise  the  dead  again, 
In  that  great  day  when  he  shall  come, 
To  fix  and  settle  all  our  doom. 

3  In  judgment  we  must  all  appear, 

And  show  how  we  did  live  whilst  here  : 
494 


DEATH.  605 

Our  just  reward  we  shall  receive. 
Such  as  the  righteous  Judge  shall  give. 

4  O  man !  be  wise,  learn  what  thou  art, 
Be  wise,  and  act  the  prudent  part ; 
Thou  canst  not  always  here  remain ; 
Thou  must  return  to  dast  again. 

5  Our  days,  how  soon  they  pass  away  ! 
In  this  vain  world,  how  short  our  stay! 
When  all  our  pains  and  toils  are  past, 
Then  death  will  bear  us  off  at  last. 

6  Why  should  we,  then,  for  earthly  toys, 
Exchange  a  life  of  endless  joys  ? 
Should  we  so  blind  and  careless  be, 
To  trifle  with  eternity  ? 

7  0  Lord !  in  mercy,  grant  us  grace  : 
Teach  us  to  number  all  our  days, 
And  in  thy  service  each  to  spend. 

Until  this  mortal  life  shall  end.  i 


C.  M. 

Gen.  3,  19. 

1  rpHIS  body  in  the  grave  is  laid. 
J_    Here  to  ieturn  to  dust : 

As  God  to  father  Adam  sa 
That  all  our  bodies  must ; 

2  Not  here  for  ever  to  remain. 

For  Christ  himself  shall  come. 
And  call  the  dead  to  live  again, 
And  raise  them  from  the  tomb. 

3  The  graves  must  all  give  up  their  dead, 

And  ev'ry  other  place  ; 
God's  great  commands  must  be  obey'd, 
And  all  the  dead  must  rise. 

4  All  must  appear  before  their  Lord. 

And  their  just  sentence  hear: 
4Po 


606  DEATH. 

Likewise  receive  their  just  reward, 
Such  as  their  actions  were. 

5  May  we  be  wise  while  here  we  live  : 

O  may  we  seek  and  try, 
And  take  advice,  as  Christ  doth  give, 
To  live,  and  learn  to  die. 

6  How  swift  our  precious  moments  pass; 

How  soon  our  days  are  fled ; 
Prepar'd  or  unprepar'd,  alas  ! 
We  're  number'd  with  the  dead. 

7  0  careless  man,  be  wise,  and  think 

What  will  become  of  thee, 
Who  now  art  standing  on  the  brink 
Of  vast  eternity. 

606  s.  m. 

1  A    ND  must  this  body  die  ? 
J\_  This  mortal  frame  decay  ? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 

Lie  mouldering  in  the  clay? 

2  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms, 

Shall  but  refine  this  flesh, 
Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes, 
To  put  it  on  afresh. 

3  God,  my  Redeemer,  lives, 

And  often  from  the  skies 
Looks  down,  and  watches  all  my  dust, 
Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4  Array'd  in  glorious  grace, 

Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine  ; 
And  ev'ry  shape,  and  ev?ry  face, 
Look  heav'nly  and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 

To  Jesus'  dving  love  : 
49(3 


6'J7 


We  would  adore  his  grace  below. 
And  sing  his  pow'l  above. 

6  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  praise 
Of  these,  oar  humble  songs  ; 
Till  tunes  of  nobler  sound  we  r 
With  our  immortal  tongues. 


GO? 
'AY 


C.  M. 

UY  do  we  mourn  departing  fri 

Or  shake  at  death's  alar.: 
Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  an 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 


2  Are  we  not  tending  upwards  too, 

As  fast  as  time  can  move  ? 
Nor  would  we  wish  the  hours  more  s\o\ 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  ronn  y 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb  ? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  J 
And  imc 

4  The  g 

And  soft  en 'd  • 

Wbeie  should  lb 
But  with  the  d\  . 

5  Thence  he  arose,  ascending  hi 

And  show'd  our 

"       to  the  Lord  then  shall  we  ftj, 
At  the  great  rising-day. 

6  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  ! 

And  bid  our  kii 
Awake,  ye  nations  under  ground — ■ 
Ye  saints,  ascend  the  skies! 

409 


606,  600 
RESURRECTION* 

O  C.  M. 

1  rPHE  winter  past,—  reviving  flow'rs 

_|_    Anew  shall  paint  the  plain  ; 
The  woods  shall  hear  the  voice  of  springs 
And  flourish  green  again. 

2  Shall  man  depart  this  earthly  scene. 

Ah!  never  to  return  ? 
No  second  spring  of  life  revive 

The  ashes  of  the  urn  ? 
■•'  Shall  life  revisit  dying  worms  j 

And  spread  the  insect's  wing  / 
And  oh — -shall  man  awake  no  more. 

The  Savior's  name  to  sing  ? 
A   Gease— *all  ye  Vain  desponding  fears; 

When  Christ  from  darkness  sprang, 
Dearh,  the  last  foe,  was  captive  led, 

And  heav'n  with  praises  rang. 

j  The  trump  shall  sound  ;— the  gates  of  death 
Shall  make  his  children  way; 
From  the  cold  tomb  the  slumb'rers  spring; 
And  shine  in  endless  day." 


609 


c.  :\r. 

HOW  iongj  shall  death,  the  tyrant,  reign. 
And  triumph  o'er  the  just, 
While  the  rich  blood  of  martyrs  slain 

Lies  mingled  with  the  dust  ? 
Lo  !   I  behold  the  scatter'd  shades! 

The  dawn  of  heav'n  appeal s  : 
The  sweet  immortal  morning  spreads 

Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 
I  hear  the  voice,  "  ye  dead  arise," 

And  lo  !  the  graves  obev  ; 


. 


L.  M. 


RESURRECTION.  G10.   Gil 

And  waking  saints  with  joyful  eyes 
Salute  th?  expected  day. 

4  They  leave  the  dust,  and  on  the  wing 

Rise  to  the  midway  air; 
In  shining  garments  meet  their  King, 
And  bow  before  him  there. 

5  O  may  our  humble  spirits  stand 

Among  them  clotlrd  in  white! 
The  meanest  place  at  his  right  hand 
Is  innnite  delight. 

610 

i    VJ  0.  I  '11  repine  at  death  no  more  ; 
J^l    But,  calm  and  cheerful,  will  resi  \ 
To  the  cold  dungeon  of  the  grave, 
These  dying,  whirring  limbs  ofmin 

2  Let  worms  devour  my  wasting  rlesh, 

:  crumble  all  my  bones  to  di 
My  God  shall  raise  my  frame  anew 
the  revival  of  the  just. 

3  Break,  sacred  m  skies, 

And  usher  in  that  glorious 
Come  quickly,  Lord  !   cut  short  the  hours  : 
Thy  lingering  wheels,  how  long  they  .-lay 

4  Haste,  then,  upon  the  wings  of  love, 

Rouse  all  the  pious  sleeping  clay, 

That  we  may  join  in  heawnly  joys, 

And  sing  the  triumph  of  the  dav, 

611 

1  r|  'HE  saints,  who  now  in  Jesus  sleep. 

1     His  own  almighty  pow'r  shall  keep, 
Till  dawns  the  bright  illustrious  day. 
When  death  itself  shall  die  away. 

2  How  loud  shall  our  glad  voices  sing, 
When  Christ  his  risen  saints  shall  bring 

499 


612 


JUDGMENT. 


From  bods  of  dust,  and  sleeping  clay, 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day! 
3   When  .Jesus  we  in  glory  meet, 
Our  utmost  joys  shall  be  complete; 
When  landed  on  that  heav'nly  shore, 
Death  and  the  curse  shall  be  no  more. 


GENERAL  JUDGMENT. 


612 


L.  M. 

1)  EMEMBER,  man,  that  awful  day, 

1 1'  When  all  in  judgment  must  appear, 
When  none  can  screen  or  flee  away, 

But  stand,  their  sentence  there  to  hear. 
When  all  the  nations  of  the  earth, 

Yea,  all  that  are  of  Adam's  race, 
From  east  and  west,  and  south  and  north, 

Are  call'd  before  their  Judge's  face. 
Impartial  judgment  then  shall  pass, 

Without  indulgence  or  regard; 
And  ev'ry  rank  and  ev'ry  class, 

Receive  its  just  and  due  reward. 
There  no  respect  to  man  is  paid, 

But  all  must  stand  the  solemn  test : 
The  beggar  and  the  crowned  head, 

Must  be  for  ever  curs'd  or  bless'd. 
Those  sins  and  vices  here  conceal'd, 

And  hidden  from  the  eyes  of  men, 
Shall  be  to  public  view  reveal 'd, 

With  ev'ry  blot,  and  guilt,  and  stain. 
What  dread  will  seize  the  guilty  mind, 

And  what  a  burning  hell  within! 
500 


JUDGMENT.  613 

What  honors  will  those  wretches  find, 
Who  liv'd  and  died  in  wilful  sin  ! 
7   Our  minds  impress'd  with  such  a  thought, 
Should  fill  our  hearts  with  holy  fear; 
And  this  should  never  be  forgot, 

In  judgment  we  must  all  appear.  $ 

613  s.  m. 

1  1  T  UST  I  in  judgment  stand  ? 

ji±    Before  my  Lord  appear  ; 
Shall  I  appear  at  his  right  hand  / 
Or  sentenced  to  despair  ? 

2  Will  then  my  Savior  say  : 

"  Come,  join  the  heav'nly  hosts  ?" 
Or  must  I  then  be  driv'n  away, 
To  the  infernal  coasts  ? 

3  0  what  will  be  my  state, 

When  I  from  hence  shall  flee  ? 
O  matters  of  the  greatest  weight, 
To  launch  eternity ! 

4  It  strikes  an  awful  gloom, 

Far  more  than  I  can  tell, 
When  I  think  on  the  life  to  come, 
And  where  I  am  to  dwell. 

5  To  hear  the  trumpet  sound, 

And  see  the  flaming  skies, 
And  my  great  Judge  in  glory  crown'd, 
What  fears  will  then  arise! 

6  O  how  shall  I  appear, 

In  that  tremendous  day  ? 
When  I  my  Judge's  voice  shall  hear 
Say,  "  Come/*'  or  "  go  away  !" 

7  0  Savior  !  hear  my  pray'r  ; 

Such  witness  grant  to  me  : 
Make  me  assur'd,  when  I  appear, 

That  I  shall  go  with  thee.  t 

501 


614.  G15  JUDGMENT. 

614  L.  M. 

1  TT  E  comes  !  he  comes  !  the  Judge  severe ; 
XI  The  seventh  trumpet  speaks  him  near} 
His  lightnings  flash,  his  thunders  roll : 
How  welcome  to  the  faithful  soul! 

2  From  heav'n  angelic  voices  sound. 
See  the  almighty  Jesus  crown'd ! 
Girt  with  omnipotence  and  grace, 
And  glory  decks  the  Savior's  face. 

3  Descending  on  his  azure  throne, 

He  claims  the  kingdoms  for  his  own; 
The  kingdoms  all  obey  his  word, 
And  hail  him  their  triumphant  Lord. 

4  Shout  all  the  people  of  the  sky, 
And  all  the  saints  of  the  Most  High ; 
Our  Lord  who  now  his  right  obtains, 
For  ever  and  for  ever  reigns. 

fiir  cm. 

UleJ  Psalm  51. 

1  npHE  Lord,  the  Judge,  before  his  throne, 
_L    Bids  the  whole  earth  draw  nigh; 
The  nations  near  the  rising  sun, 

And  near  the  western  sky. 

2  No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  say, 

"  Judgment  will  ne'er  begin  ;" 
No  more  abuse  his  long  delay, 
To  impudence  and  sin. 

3  Thron'd  on  a  cloud,  our  God  shall  come, 

Bright  flames  prepare  his  way ; 
Thunder  and  darkness,  fire  and  storm, 
Lead  on  the  dreadful  day. 

4  Heav'n  from  above  his  call  shall  hear, 

Attending  angels  come ; 
And  earth  and  hell  shall  know  and  fear, 
His  justice  and  their  doom. 
502 


JUDGMENT.  GIG.  G17 

5  "  But  gather  all  my  saints,"'  he  cries, 

"  That  made  their  peace  with  God, 
By  the  Redeemer's  sacrifice, 
And  seal'd  it  with  his  blood. 

6  Their  faith  and  works  brought  forth  to  light, 

Shall  make  the  world  confess, 

My  sentence  of  reward  is  right, 

And  heav'n  adore  my  erace." 


m 


L.  M. 

1  pTERXITY  is  just  at  hand  ! 

Li  And  shall  I  waste  my  ebbing  sand, 

!  careless  view  departing  day, 
And  throw  my  inch  of  time  away  ? 

2  But  an  eternity  there  is 

Of  endless  woe,  or  endless  bliss ; 
And  swift  as  time  fulfils  its  round, 
We  to  eternity  are  bound. 

3  What  countless  millions  of  mankind, 
Have  left  this  fleeting  world  behind  ! 

They  ;re  gone  !  but  where  ?  ah,  pause  and  see, 
Gone  to  a  long  eternity. 

4  Sinner !  canst  thou  for  ever  dwell 
In  all  the  fiery  deeps  of  hell  ? 

And  is  death  nothing,  then,  to  thee, 
Death,  and  a  dread  eternity  ? 


617 


8,  7,  8,  7,  8,  8,  7. 
(C  Ex  ist  gewisshch  an  der  Zeit." 


i  rpHE  trumpet  sounds! — the  day  is  come  : 
1     Jesus  the  Lord  revealing 
To  men  their  day  of  final  doom, 

Their  fate  forever  sealing. 
He  comes  !   the  Son  of  man  is  here, 
Borne  on  the  clouds,  see  him  appear, 
Array?d  in  robes  of  Judgment. 
503 


61?  JUDGMENT. 

2  Earth's  fleeting  schemes  of  error  fail. 

But  firm  the  truth  of  ages  ; 
Now  right  divides  with  even  scale^ 

And  sin  receives  its  wages. 
Repentance  has  no  longer  space, 
Art  and  deception  have  no  place; 

'Twere  vain  to  seek  false  witness. 

3  Here  on  the  brink  of  endless  fate, 

Each  takes  his  sev'ral  station  ; 
All  who  have  liv'd,  both  small  and  great, 

Since  first  the  world's  creation. 
Each  by  th'  Omniscient  seen,  they  stand, 
For  justice  from  th'  Almighty's  hand, 

All  wait  the  solemn  sentence. 

4  He  speaks  ! — the  list'ning  skies  are  still, 

All  eyes  on  Jesus  centre  ; 
While  awe  and  dread  their  bosoms  fill, 

Ci  Come  ye,  your  kingdom  enter," 
He  says  to  those  who  mercy  sought; 
But  unto  those  who  priz'd  it  not, 

"  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed." 

5  O  Lord,  with  what  resistless  might 

Thy  doom  of  Justice  sounded  ! 
The  sinners  who  refus'd  thy  right, 

Sink  down  to  hell  confounded; 
Where  meets  them  deep  unmingled  woe ! 
Ah,  who  can  ever  save  them  now? 

All  hope  is  gone  forever. 

6  But  lo,  the  saints  around,  on  high, 

Cloth'd  with  the  light  of  heaven  ; 
Their  Savior  leads  them  through  the  sky, 

What  bursts  of  joy  are  given  : 
For  now  they  see  with  raptur'd  eyes, 
That  faith  and  love  receiv'd  the  prize, 

Through  grace,  rich,  free,  abounding. 

7  And  see !  they  take  the  mansions  bright, 

Where  God  prepar'd  their  dwelling: 
504 


1 


Like  angels  now.  and  to  their  sight 

Onward  their  joys  are  swelling. 
They  saw  in  part — now  all  is  clear, 
No  care,  no  sorrow  enter  here, 
To  break  their  bliss  unceasing. 

8  Oh,  Jesus,  from  thy  judgment-bar 

VVrould  I  reflection  borrow, 
To  nerve  me  'gainst  o'erwhelming  cares 

From  wants  of  earthly  sorrow. 
To  teach  my  mind  above  to  mount, 
While  mindful  of  my  last  account, 

I  search  thy  truth  for  guidance. 


HEAVEN  AND  FUTURE   HAPPINESS. 


618 

1  TTOW  greatly  will  my  soul  rejoice  ! 
XjL  How  happy  will  I  be, 

When  I  shall  hear  my  Savior's  voice 
Say,  "  Come  ye  unto  me." 

2  •'•'  0  come,  ye  blessed,  and  posses^, 

Your  kingdom  is  prepar'd  : 
For  all  your  troubles  and  distress, 
You  have  a  great  reward." 

3  With  joy  I  shall  to  Jesus  go, 

My  Savior.  Lord,  and  Friend; 
And  all  my  sorrows  here  below, 
For  evermore  shall  end. 

4  There  I  shall  dwell  at  his  right  hand  ; 

And  freed  from  ev'ry  pain, 
RemovYi  from  danger,  I  shall  stand. 
And  ne'er  distressed  again. 
w  505 


61.0 


There  I  shall  eat  that  living  bread, 

And  shall  forever  live  ; 
Drink  of  the  fount  and  living  head, 

Which  Christ  my  Lord  shall  give. 
1  shall  be  blest  in  Jesus'  blood; 

That  blood  which  freely  stream'd, 
By  which  I  have  access  to  God, 

And  know  myself  redeem M. 
My  soul  with  joy  is  entertain'd, 

In  Jesus'  kingdom  here  ; 
But  greater  treasures  will  be  gain'd, 

When  I  shall  enter  there. 


019 


L.  M. 


1  j    XCEEDING  great  is  the  reward, 

\  j  To  those  who  strive  to  serve  the  Lord ; 
Who  persevere,  and  still  endure, 
To  war  with  sin  and  Satan's  pow'r. 

2  By  self-experience  they  do  know, 
What  sorrows  they  must  undergo, 
Till  they  obtain  and  gain  the  field. 
Til]  ev'ry  foe  to  them  must  yield. 

3  How  blest  are  the}7  who  run  this  course, 
In  spite  of  Satan  and  his  force; 

They  gain  the  vict'ry  and  the  prize, 
And  enter  in  eternal  joys. 

4  Their  suiFrings,  conflicts,  war,  and  strife, 
Will  lit  them  for  a  better  life: 

A  happiness  they  never  knew, 
Shall  then  be  open  to  their  view. 

5  In  yonder  world  shall  be  reveal'd, 
The  life  of  God,  in  Christ  conceal'd; 
Such  glories  as  no  one  can  paint, 
Shall  be  reveal'd  in  ev'ry  saint. 

6  Ail  acts  of  love  the  Christian  wrought, 
Such  as  the  world  regarded  not, 

506 


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The  Lord  will  cause  then  to  appear. 
And  show  that  such  had  serv'd  him  here. 

7  Eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  yet  heard, 
What  treasures  Jesus  has  prepared 

For  those  who  love  him  with  their  heart; 
With  him  they  have  their  lot  and  part. 

8  With  him  they  shall  in  glory  dwell, 
Where  happiness  shall  never  fail ; 
Where. war  and  strife  shall  be  no  more, 
But  peace  for  ever  shall  endure. 

9  In  that  great  day  they  shall  arise, 
And  meet  their  Savior  in  the  skies; 
Their  bodies  chang'd  and  glorifrd, 
They  meet  the  Lamb,  and  are  his  bride. 


L.  M. 

1  rpO  bear  the  cross  a  few  days  more, 

1     "Will  fit  us  for  that  happy  day, 
When  all  our  sufPrings  heretofore, 
Shall  be  forever  done  away. 

2  The  virtuous  strive  to  serve  the  Lord, 

And  seek  his  blessed  will  to  do  ; 
In  yonder  world  is  their  reward, 
For  all  their  sufPrings  here  below. 

3  Ofttimes  they  feel  their  souls  enjoy'd, 

When  they  have  heav'nly  things  in  view  ; 
But  soon  their  pleasures  are  destroyed  : 
No  joys  are  perfect  here  below. 

4  We  are  but  man,  and  oft  we  fail : 

What  chauges  in  this  life  take  place! 
When  Satan,  world,  and  flesh  prevail, 
How  soon  it  mars  and  breaks  our  peace  ! 

5  With  pain  and  sickness  here  oppressed — 

All  such  like  evils  interpose  ; 
Our  minds  are  griev'd,  our  hearts  disl 
When  we  must  war  with  such  like  foes. 
5\)7 


I$£l,  622  heavk.v. 

6  No  constant  happiness  is  found, 

As  long  as  we  on  earth  abide, 
When  sin  besets  us  all  around, 
And  we  are  tried  on  ev'ry  side. 

7  Lo  !  here  we  seek,  but  there  we  find, 

Where  we  in  glory  shall  appear, 

And  perfect  peace  shall  fill  the  mind, 

And  banish  ev'ry  doubt  and  fear. 

U4l  2  Tim.  4,  7,  8. 

1  r\  OD  hath  laid  up  in  heav'n  for  me, 
VT  A  crown  which  cannot  fade; 
The  righteous  Judge  at  that  great  day, 

Shall  place  it  on  my  head. 

2  Nor  hath  the  King  of  grace  decreed 

This  prize  for  me  alone  ; 
But  all  that  love,  and  long  to  see 
Th'  appearance  of  his  Son. 

3  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  reigns, 

In  heav'n's  unmeasur'd  space, 
I  -'11  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  never-ceasing  praise. 
1  Dear  Jesus,  ev'ry  smile  of  thine 
Shall  fresh  endearments  bring ; 
And  thousand  tastes  of  new  delight 
From  all  thy  graces  spring. 
o  Haste,  my  beloved,  fetch  my  soul 
Up  to  rhy  blest  abode  ; 
.Haste,  for  my  spirit  longs  to  be 
With  thee,  my  Lord  and  God. 


C.  M. 

ON  Jordan's  rugged  banks  I  stand, 
And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 


HEAVE*.  fj23 

2  O  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene, 

That  rises  to  my  sight ! 
Sweet  fields  array'd  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight ! 

3  There  gen'rous  fruit  that  never  fails, 

On  trees  immortal  grow  : 
There  rocks  and  hills,  and  brooks  and  vales. 
With  milk  and  honey  flow. 

4  O'er  all  those  wide  extended  plains 

Shines  one  eternal  day  : 
There  God,  the  sun,  forever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

5  Xo  chilling  winds,  nor  poisonous  breath, 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  : 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  feard  no  more. 

623  c.  m. 

}    rr HERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

1     Where  saints  immortal  reign  ; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-witfrring  flow'rs  : 

Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 

This  heav'nly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dress'd  in  living  green  : 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  roll'd  between. 

4  But  tim'rous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea, 
And  linger,  shiv'ring  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  0 !  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 
509 


624,  624-A  heaven. 

And  view  the  Canaan  that  we  love, 

With  unbeclouded  eyes ! 
G  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 

Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

C.  M. 

1  Cor.  2,  9. 

1  liTOR  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard, 
j[N    Nor  sense  nor  reason  known. 

What  joys  the  Father  hath  prepared, 
For  those  that  love  the  Son. 

2  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 

Reveals  a  heav'n  to  come  ; 

The  beams  of  glory  in  his  woid 

Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace  ; 
No  wanton  lips,  nor  envious  eye, 
Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss. 

4  Those  holy  gates  forever  bar 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 
But  fol'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

5  He  keeps  the  Father's  book  of  life  ; 

There  all  their  names  are  found  : 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  shall  strive 
To  tread  the  heav'nly  ground. 

U^-l     A  2  Cor.  4,  IS. 

1  /^VH.  could  our  thoughts  and  wishes  fly, 
\J   Above  these  gloomy  shades, 

To  those  bright  worlds  beyond  the  sky, 
Which  sorrow  ne'er  invades  ! 

2  There  joys,  unseen  by  mortal  eyes, 

Or  reason's  feeble  rav. 
510 


HEAVES'.  624-B 

In  ever  blooming  prospects  rise, 
Unconscious  of  decay. 

3  Lord,  send  a  beam  of  lisht  divine, 

To  guide  our  upward  aim  ; 
With  one  reviving  touch  of  thine, 
Our  languid  hearts  inflame. 

4  Then  shall,  on  faith's  sublimest  wing, 

Our  ardent  wishes  rise 
To  those  bright  scenes,  where  pleasures  spring 
Immortal  in  the  skies. 

624-B       c.  m. 

1     JERUSALEM!   my  happy  home! 
♦J    Name  ever  dear  to  me! 
When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end 
In  joy,  and  peace,  and  thee  ? 

"2  When  shall  these  eyes  thy  heav'n-built  walls 
And  pearly  gates  behold  ? 
Thy  bulwarks  with  salvation  strong, 
And  streets  of  shining  gold? 

3  There  happier  bow'rs  than  Eden's  bloom, 

Nor  sin  nor  sorrow  know7 : 
Bless'd  seats  !  through  rude  and  storm}'  scenes 
I  onward  press  to  you. 

4  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  wo? 

Or  feel  at  death  dismay  ? 
I  *ve  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

5  Aposrles,  prophets,  martyrs  there, 

Around  my  Savior  stand  ; 
And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below; 
Will  join  the  glorious  band. 

6  Jerusalem  !  my  happy  home  ! 

My  soul  still  pants  for  thee. 
Then  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
When  I  thy  jovs  shall  see. 
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625,  620 
HELL  AND  FUTURE  PUNISHMENT, 

L.  M. 

Mark  9,  48. 

1  IT  ELL  !— 'tis  a  word  of  dreadful  sound  ; 
XI  I*  chills  the  heart  and  shocks  the  ear ; 
It  spreads  a  sickly  damp  around, 

And  makes  the  guilty  quake  with  feai. 

2  Far  from  the  utmost  verge  of  day, 

Its  frightful,  gloomy  region  lies  : 
Fierce  flames  amidst  the  darkness  play, 
And  thick  sulphureous  vapors  rise. 

3  Conscience,  the  never-dying  worm, 

With  constant  torture  gnaws  the  heart. 
And  woe  and  wrath,  in  ev'ry  form, 

Inflame  the  wounds,  increase  the  smart. 

4  The  wretches  rave,  o'erwhelm'd  with  woe, 

And  bite  their  everlasting  chains  : 
But  with  their  rage  their  torments  grow. 
Resentment  but  augments  their  pains. 

5  Sad  world  indeed  !  what  heart  can  bear. 

Hopeless,  in  all  these  pains  to  lie; 
Fv.ack'd  with  vexation,  grief,  despair. 
And,  ever  dying,  never  die ! 

6  Lord,  save  a  guilty  soul  from  hell. 

Who  seeks  thy  pard'ning,  cleansing  blood  j 
O  let  me  in  thy  kingdom  dwell, 
To  praise  my  Savior  and  my  God. 

l)2u  Matth.  25,  41. 

1  A   ND  will  the  Judge  descend  I 
j[\_  And  must  the  dead  arise  ? 
And  not  a  single  soul  escape 

His  all-discerning  eyes! 

2  And  from  his  righteous  lips 

Shall  this  dread  sentence  sound, 
512 


Fl'TCRE    PUNISHMENT.  fr2? 

And,  through  the  num'rous  guilty  thror.g, 
Spread  black  despair  around  ? 

3  u  Depart  from  me,  accurs'd, 

To  everlasting  flame, 
For  rebel-angels  iirst  prepard, 
Where  mercy  never  came.'' 

4  How  will  my  heart  endure 

The  terrors  of  that  day. 
When  earth  and  heav'n,  before  his  face. 
Astonish' d,  shrink  away  ? 

5  But  ere  that  trumpet  shakes 

The  mansions  of  the  dead. 
Hark,  from  the  gospel's  cheering  sound, 
What  joyful  tidings  spread  ! 

6  Ye  sinners,  seek  his  grace, 

Whose  wrath  ye  cannot  bear; 
Fly  to  the  shelter  of  his  cross, 
And  find  salvation  there. 

7  So  shall  that  curse  remove, 

By  which  the  Savior  bled  ; 
And  the  last  awful  day  shall  pour 
His  blessings  on  your  head. 


627 


L.  M. 

1   TT^ITH  holy  fear,  and  humble  son*, 
\  \      The  dreadful  God,  our  souls  adore  : 
Rev'rence  and  awe  become  the  tongue 
That  speaks  the  terrors  of  his  po\v*i. 
'2  Far  in  the  deep,  where  darkness  dwells, 
The  land  of  horror  and  despair, 
Justice  has  built  a  dismal  hell, 

And  laid  her  stores  of  vengeance  there. 
3  Eternal  plagues,  and  heavy  chains. 
Tormenting  racks,  and  fiery  coals, 
And  darts  t*  inflict  immortal  pains, 
Dipt  in  the  blood  of  damned  souls. 
513 


627- A  IMMORTALITY. 

4  There  Satan,  the  first  sinner,  lies, 

And  roars,  and  bites  his  iron  bands  : 
In  vain  the  rebel  strives  to  rise, 

Crush'd  with  the  weight  of  both  thy  hands, 

5  There  guilty  ghosts,  of  Adam's  race, 

Shriek  out,  and  howl  beneath  thy  rod; 
Once  they  could  scorn  a  Savior's  grace, 
But  they  incens'd  a  dreadful  God. 

6  Trernble,  my  soul,  and  kiss  the  Son; 

Sinner,  obey  thy  Savior's  call; 
Else  your  damnation  hastens  on, 

And  hell  gapes  wide  to  wait  your  fall. 


i 


-A 


IMMORTALITY. 

[Fro77i  the  German  of  Cramer ', — By  J.  S.] 
7,8,7,7,7,8,8. 

PART    I. 

1  T  -.ID  Jehovah  but  design  me 

I  )  For  a  moment's  dream  of  time? 
To  these  per'shing  joys  confine  me, 

Bar'd  from  yon  eternal  clime? 
Is  this  musing  mind  a  breath, 
Lost  in  all  victorious  death, — 
Frail  as  dust  and  vapor  flying, 
When  these  mortal  pow'rs  are  dying? 

2  Soon  this  frame  will  be  a  plunder, 

Crumbling  for  the  worms  below  : 
Must  1,  as  it  sinks  asunder, 

All  to  mould'ring  darkness  go! 
All  of  conscious  life  bereft, 
At  my  utmost  limit  left, 
Born  to  quench  each  warm  sensation 
Deep  in  drear  annihilation  ? 

3  Is  not  life  a  path  allow'd  me, 

tjp  to  life  beyond  the  sky? 
514 


IMMORTALITY.  <>-, 

Why  has  God  with  thought  endow 'd  rne, 

If  the  powers  of  thought  must  di 
Happy ,  were  I  made  to  he, 

Like  the  brute,  from  reason  free; 
Playful  midst  the  sweets  before  m<  , 

Thoughtless  of  the  doom  that  's  o'er  me. 

4  No, — reviler!  scorn  and  error 

i'er  shall  steal  my  trust  away; 
Rescu'd.  rais'd  from  mortal  terror, 

I  shall  triumph  o'er  decay. 
No  ; — my  soul  is  not  a  breath. 
Not  the  passive  prey  of  death; 
From  my  Maker  I  enjoy  it, 
Storms  of  fate  can  ne'er  destroy  it ! 

TART    II, 

5  Spirit ! — that  *s  my  name  imperii — 

Clay  is  but  my  cumbrous  pall, 
But  the  seed  of  life  eternal, 

Slumb'ring  for  the  trumpet's  call. 
As  the  glad  maternal  earth, 
Warms  the  genial  seed  to  birth. 
So  this  frame,  to  dust  descending 
Shrines  the  germ  of  life  unending. 

6  Not  for  momentary  being, 

Curs'd  with  consciousness  in  v.. 
Not  for  joys  forever  fleeing, 

Not  for  throbs  of  guilt  and  pain; 

Cod  has  made  our  soul  for  bliss, 

Harmoniz'd  our  pow'rs  for  this, 

Wing'd  each  godlike  aspiration, 

r  the  bourne  of  desolation. 

7  This  warm  thirst  of  life  etern 

This  impatience  h?re  to  stay; 
Lonirins:  for  a  home  supernal , 

Blissful  rr-irions  far  away, 
These,  my  God,  sure  tokens  be. 
Tokens  that  I  rise  to  thee  ; 
51.5 


<»'>  ANGELS, 

Burst  the  coils  I  strive  to  sever, 

Wing  me  there  and  live  forever. 

S    Deep  remorse  for  deeds  unholy  ! 

Sweet  repose  the  righteous  know  f 
Joys  that  cheer  the  meek  and  lowly. 

Stealing  down  unseen  below! 
\  ouch  ye  too  this  truth  to  me. 
When  the  glow  of  death  I  see, 
When  these  limbs  to  worms  are  given, 
That  my  soul  shall  soar  to  heaven. 

9  I  shall  live, — -yea,  live  forever.' 

Immortality  is  sure. 
Let  me  strive  these  bonds  to  sever, 

Bursting  from  this  dream  impure. 
Well  I  may,  to  virtue  true, 
Silently  her  path  pursue, 
Moving  on  with  firm  persistance, 
Live  e?en  here  for  yon  existence. 

10  Let  thy  word,  O  God,  restore  me. 

When  my  feeble  feet  may  roam  ; 
Keep  the  joyful  thought  before  me, — 

"  Yonder  is  my  native  home  ! 
Void  of  sorrow,  void  of  pain, 
There  delight  and  glory  reign, 
There  before  the  throne  suspended. 
Wreath  and  crown  of  conflicts  ended." 


OF  ANGELS, 


)  L.  M. 

£  O    T/i  e  m in  is  try  of  a  nerds .     Luke  1 ,  2  6 . 

HIGH  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light, 
The  King  of  glory  spreads  his  seat, 
And  troops  of  angels,  stretch'd  for  flight, 
Stand  waiting  round  his  awful  feet. 
516 


AN  GELS.  G'20 

2  "Go,"  saitb  the  Lord,  "  my  Gabriel,  go, 

Salute  the  Virgin's  fruitful  womb  ! 
Make  haste,  ye  cherubs,  down  below. 
Sing  and  proclaim,  the  Savior  5s  come." 

3  Here  a  bright  squadron  leaves  the  skies, 

And  thick  around  Elisha  stands; 
Anon  a  heav'nly  soldier  flies, 

And  breaks  the  chains  from  Peters  hands. 

4  Thy  winged  troops,  0  God  of  hosts, 

Wait  on  thy  wandering  church  below: 
Here  we  are  sailing  to  thy  coasts, 
Let  angels  be  our  convoy  too. 

5  Are  they  not  all  thy  servants,  Lord  ! 

At  thy  command  they  go  and  come, 
With  cheerful  haste  obey  thy  word, 
And  guard  thy  children  to  their  home. 

C\dO  .  .  L-. M- 

U d*J  Angels  ministering  to  Christ  and  saints, 

1  C\  REAT  God  !  to  what  a  glorious  height 
VJT  Hast  thou  advanc'd  the  Lord,  thy  Son  ! 
Angels,  in  all  their  robes  of  light. 

Are  made  the  servants  of  his  throne. 

2  Before  his  feet  thine  armies  wait, 

And  swift  as  flames  of  fire  they  move, 
To  manage  his  affairs  of  state, 
la  works  of  vengeance,  or  of  love. 

3  His  orders  run  through  all  the  hosts. 

Lesions  descend  at  his  command. 
To  shield  and  guard  our  native  coasfs, 
When  foreign  rage  invades  our  land. 

4  Now  they  are  sent  to  guide  our  feet 

Up  to  the  gates  of  thine  abode, 
Through  all  the  dangers  that  we  meet 
In  traveling  the  heav'nly  road. 

5  Lord,  when  I  leave  this  mortal  ground, 

And  thou  shalt  bid  me  rise,  arfd  come, 
517 


630  ANGELS. 

Send  a  beloved  angel  down, 

Safe  to  conduct  my  spirit  home. 


C.  M. 

1   rpHE  majesty  of  Solomon, 
J_    How  glorious  to  behold  ; 
The  servants  waiting  round  his  throne, 
The  iv'ry  and  the  gold. 

5  But,  mighty  God!  thy  palace  shines 

With  far  superior  beams ; 
Thine  angel  guards  are  swift  as  winds, 

Thy  ministers  are  flames. 
3  Soon  as  thine  only  Son  had  made 

His  entrance  on  the  earth, 
A  shining  army  downward  lied, 

To  celebrate  his  birth. 
A  And  when  oppress'd  with  pains  and  fears, 

On  the  cold  ground  he  lies  ; 
Behold,  a  heavenly  form  appears, 

TJ  allay  his  agonies. 
«)  Now  to  the  hands  of  Christ  our  King, 

Are  all  their  legions  giv'n  ; 
They  wait  upon  his  saints,  and  bring 

His  chosen  heirs  to  heav'n. 

6  Pleasure  and  praise  run  through  their  host, 

To  see  a  sinner  turn  ; 
That  Satan  has  a  captive  lost, 
And  Christ  a  subject  born. 

7  But  there  ?s  an  hour  of  brighter  joy. 

When  he  his  angels  sends 

Obstinate  rebels  to  destroy, 

And  gather  in  his  friends. 

8  Oh  !  could  I  say,  without  a  doubt, 

There  shall  my  soul  be  found ; 
Then  let  the  great  archangel  shout, 
And  the  last  trumpet  sound. 
518 


631 


G31,  632 

CIVIL  GOVERNMENT. 

OF    CIVIL    OFFICERS. 

L.  M. 

Titus  3,  1.  2. 


i  ni 

JO  That  civil  magistrates  should  be 
To  rule  and  govern  men  below, 
As  in  his  sacred  word  we  see ; 

2  Since  such  like  office  I  do  bear 

To  execute  those  civil  laws, 
May  I  be  wise,  just,  and  sincere, 
To  judge  aright  in  ev'ry  cause. 

3  The  Lord  grant  me  an  upright  heart, 

And  with  his  blessed  Spirit  guide, 
To  act  the  just,  impartial  part, 
In  all  whate'er  I  must  decide. 

4  From  none  but  thee,  my  God,  indeed, 

Such  precious  gifts  I  can  obtain, 
Nor  gain  the  knowledge  that  I  need 
To  judge  between  my  fellow-men. 

5  For  this  I  pray  and  humbly  ask, 

My  God,  endow  me  with  thy  grace ! 
And  qualify  me  for  the  task, 
To  do  my  office  in  my  place. 

L.  M. 

)£  Psalm  101. 

1  "1  fERCY  and  judgment  are  my  sons  ; 

;\JL   And  sinee«they  both  to  thee  belong, 
My  gracious  God,  my  righteous  King, 
To  thee  my  songs  and  vows  I  bring; 

2  If  I  am  rais'd  to  bear  the  sword, 

I  ?11  take  my  counsel  from  thy  word  : 
Thy  justice  and  thy  heav'nly  grace 
Shall  be  the  pattern  of  my  ways. 
519   ' 


G33  CIVIL    GOVERNMENT. 

3  Let  wisdom  all  my  actions  guide. 
And  let  my  God  with  me  reside  : 

No  wicked  thing  shall  dwell  with  me, 
Which  may  provoke  thy  jealousy. 

4  No  sons  of  slander,  rage,  and  strife. 
Shall  be  companions  of  my  life ; 
The  haughty  look,  the  heart  of  pride. 
Within  my  doors  shall  ne'er  abide. 

5  I  '11  search  the  land,  and  raise  the  just 
To  posts  of  honor,  wealth,  and  trust : 
The  men  that  work  thy  holy  will, 
Shall  be  my  friends  and  fav'rites  still. 

6  In  vain  shall  sinners  hope  to  rise 
By  flat'ring  or  malicious  lies  ; 
Nor,  while  the  innocent  I  guard, 
Shall  bold  offenders  e'er  be  spar'd. 

7  The  impious  crew  (that  factious  band) 
Shall  hide  their  heads,  or  quit  the  land  ; 
And  all  that  break  the  public  rest, 
Where  I  have  pow'r,  shall  be  suppress'd. 


6 


L.  M. 
«)•)   Prayer  for  the  President,  Congress, 

00  Magistrates,  fyc. 


1  f\  REAT  Lord  of  all,  thy  matchless  pow'r 
IT  Archangels  in  the  heav'ns  adore; 
With  them  our  Sovereign  thee  we  own ; 
And  bow  the  knee  before  thy  throne. 

2  Let  dove-eyed  peace  with  odor'd  wing. 
On  us  her  grateful  blessings  fling; 
Freedom  spread  beauteous  as  the  morn, 
And  plenty  fill  her  ample  horn. 

3  Pour  on  our  Chief  thy  mercies  down, 
His  days  with  heav'nly  wisdom  crown  ; 
Resolve  his  heart,  where'er  he  goes. 
"To  launch  the  stream  that  dutv  shows/' 

520 


CIVIL    BOl  KR.VMKNT.  (334 

.  o'er  our  Capitol  diffuse, 

From  hills  divine,  thy  welcome 

While  Congress,  in  one  patriot  band. 

Prove  the  firm  fortress  of  our  land. 
5  Our  Magistrates  with  giace  sustain. 

Nor  let  them  bear  the  sword  in  I 

Long  as  they  rill  their  awful  seat. 

Be  vice  seen  dying  at  their  feet. 
C-  Forever  from  the  western  sky. 

Bid  the  *'•  destroying  angel"  r.v  I 

With  grateful  songs  our  hearts  inspil 

And  round  us  blaze  a  wall  of  fire. 


/JO  |  L.   M. 

U#J-±  Ci  ■  -*y. 

1  \    BSURD  and  vain  attempt!   to  bind 
_JX  Witb  iron  chains  the  free-born  i 
To  force  conviction,,  and  reclaim 

The  wand'iing  by  destructive  rlam^. 

2  Bold  arrogance  !  to  snatch  from  heav'n 
Dominion  not  to  mortals  giv'n  ; 

0"er  conscience  to  usurp  the  throne. 
Accountable  to  God  aloue. 

3  Jesus!  thy  gentle  law  of  love 
Does  no  such  cruellies  approve: 

as  thyself,  thy  doctrine  wields 
No  arms  but  what  persuasion  yields. 

4  By  proofs  divine,  and  reason  strong. 
It  draws  the  willing  soul  along; 

And  conquests  to  thy  church  acqiKr   -  . 
By  eloquence  which  heav'n  inspires. 

5  O  happy,  who  are  thus  compel 'd 
To  the  rich  feast,  by  Jesm  held! 
May  we  this  blessing  know,  and  prize 
The  liirht  which  liberty  supplies. 

521 


($36  CIVIL    GOVERNMENT. 

FOR    THOSE    WHO    ARE    IMPEJSOXED4 

635  ^         l.  k. 

XORD,  how  distressed  is  my  mi-  :. 
j  To  be  within  these  walls  cor... 
What  griefs  and  sorrows  do  I  feel ! 
In  this,  my  dark  and  loathsome  cell. 
-   W-.  g  through  tills  iron  grate, 

With  horrors  I  do  meditate 
On  what  my  fa  .  -. 

When  my  confinement  here  is  past. 

3  I  have  despis'd  thy  holy  laws. 
Tr.til  it  prov'd  to  be  the  cause 

Of  these,  my  troubles  and  distress — ■ 
Ofsfa  aches,  and  disgrace. 

4  And  while  I  feel  this  just  reb 
Enable  me  to  bear  the  stroke. 
And  what  my  punishment  may  be, 

offences  bring  on  me. 

H  O  may  this,  my  imprison: 

se  me  sincerely  to  repent! 
May  thy  afflicting  rod  and.  smart, 
Work  tow  in  my  heart. 

6  For  thes^  the  crimes  that  I  have  done; 
My  sufPrings  here  cannot  atone; 

fiot  anything  but  Jesus?  blood. 
Can  gain  for  me  the  grace  of  God. 

7  A  change  of  heart  and  living  faith, 
Fits  me  for  either  life  or  death  : 
T>y  this  I  may  be  well  prepar'd 
To  live  or  die,  and  meet  my  Lord. 

••     WHO    ARE    TO  BE    EXT.        ~-   :  ■ 

636  c.  m. 


■I 


NOW*  must  die  the  shameful  d^ath. 
For  crimes  that  I  have  done  ; 


CIVIL    GOVERNMENT.  637 

I  soon  must  breathe  my  latest  breath — 
iJe  laid  into  the  tomb. 

2  0  Lord!   my  Savior,  in  thy  blood 

My  sins  are  wash'd  away  : 

In  thee  I  'm  reconcil'd  to  God  ; 

Wl.  I  be  dismay  \l  2 

3  Grant  roe  a  true  and  living  faith, 

In  this,  my  fatal  hour, 

j  the  stroke  of  death, 
With  all  its  weight  and  pow'r. 

4  0  may  my  trust  in  thee  not  f« 

But  ever  firmly  stand  ; 
That  passing  through  the  gloomy  vale, 
I  reach  the  happy  land. 

5  And  when  this  present  life  is  o'er, 

Then  take  me  to  thy  home, 
Where  I  shall  be  distressed  no  more, 
And  death  can  never  come. 

6  May  angels  bear  my  soul  away, 

To  v  Savioi  reigns, 

Wher  death  nor  Satan  may 

Aii.  J  again.  J 

A     I'.  OF     VA!:. 

f?*)n  c.  M. 

VOl  Jer.  15,  1-7. 

1  MHOW  mercy.  Lord,  reveal  thy  pow'r  ; 
£*)  Turn  thy  afflicting  hand; 

That  much  desired  peace  restore 
To  this,  our  wretched  land. 

2  We  have  offended  thee,  our  God  : 

Our  crimes  are  very  ijreat  : 
Sedition,  war.  and  shedding  blood, 
Deserve  to  be  our  fate. 

3  Long  have  thine  offers  been  denied; 

In  vain  thy  calls  have  been  ; 
523 


6-J8  CIVIL    GOVKRNMK.NT. 

Well  we  deserve  to  be  destroy 'd, 

And  perish  in  our  sin. 
i   Our  enemies  with  all  their  hosts, 

Invade  us  everywhere! 
They  trouble  us  in  all  our  coasts, 

And  rill  our  land  with  fear. 

5  What  numbers  of  our  fellow-men 

Become  a  prey  to  death, 
When  in  the  field  of  battle  slain, 
And  there  resign  their  breath. 

6  Whilst  others  are  swept  off  the  stage, 

By  various  sad  complaints, 
Which  in  our  guilty  camps  do  rage, 
And  hurry  them  from  hence. 

7  What  sorrows,  troubles,  griefs,  and  woes, 

In  ev'ry  place  abound! 
What  numbers  of  our  cruel  foes 
Do  compass  us  around! 

8  We  grieve  to  see  the  great  distress, 

The  present  times  have  made  ; 
Poor  widows,  helpless,  fatherless, 
Without  support  or  aid. 

9  Have  mercy,  giacious  God,  we  pray; 

Laid,  hear  the  cries  we  make; 
O  !  cast  us  not  from  thee  away; 

Spare  us,  for  Jesus'  sake.  | 

OQ  C.  M. 

1  Pet.  4,  12-19. 

OROLY  Father,  righteous  God  ! 
Our  souls  are  fill'd  with  fear ; 
Thy  punishments,  thy  scourge,  and  rod, 

Have  now  approached  near. 
Distressed  and  alarm'd  we  stand, 

To  see  our  awful  state  ; 
Thy  jndgments  on  our  guilty  land, 
Is  what  we  must  await. 

524 


CIVIL    GOVERNMENT.  630 

3  Thy  punishments  are  very  just, 

O  Lord,  we  must  confess  ; 
We  should  be  humbled  to  the  dust, 
Who  have  abus'd  thy  grace. 

4  How  long  have  we  abus?d  thy  word. 

And  run  the  sinful  course! 
Well  we  deserve  to  feel  the  sword, 
With  all  its  weight  and  force. 

5  In  many  ways  have  we  been  warn'd 

To  turn  from  these  our  ways ; 
But  all  thy  mercies  we  have  spurn'd, 

And  slighted  all  thy  grace. 
C  But  0,  the  time  is  come  at  last, 

When  we  must  feel  the  shock ; 
God's  righteous  sentence  now  is  pass'd, 

And  justice  strikes  the  stroke. 

7  O,  whither  can  such  creatures  flee  ? 
Such  as  we  are  indeed ! 
But  unto  thee,  O  Lord  !  to  thee, 

Whose  promises  we  plead.  X 

AN    OFFICES.    OR    SOLDIER    LEAVING    HOME. 


C.  M. 

1  T  'M  calFd  to  camp,  to  leave  my  home, 
jL   My  friends,  and  neighbors  too  ; 

And  there  await  my  fate  and  doom, 
As  many  others  do. 

2  I  march  into  the  martial  field, 

And  there  to  risk  my  life, 
Where  men  their  bloody  weapons  wield 
For  battle,  war,  and  strife. 

3  They,  who  to  me  are  near  and  dear, 

They  weep,  they  grieve,  and  mourn ; 
They  live  in  dread,  and  doubt,  and  fear, 
That  I  might  ne'er  return. 
525 


640  CIVIL    GOVERNMENT. 

4  Should  this  not  fill  a  human  breast. 

And  bear  upon  the  mind  ? 
I  cannot  help  but  feel  distress'd, 
For  those  I  leave  behind. 

5  But  so  it  is,  I  must  submit, 

Whate'er  my  lot  may  be  : 

To  bear  the  trials  I  must  meet, 

My  Jesus  strengthen  me  ! 

6  The  sad  effects  of  war  I  feel, 

For  sin,  my  just  reward  ; 
Yet,  if  it  be  my  Makers  will, 
My  life  may  still  be  spar'd. 

7  Lord,  be  with  all  of  mine,  I  pray, 

And  all  of  my  concern  ; 
And  make  us  wise,  from  day  to  day, 
Thy  righteous  will  to  learn. 

fiiO  LM: 

UiU  For  an  officer  in  caynju 

1  rPHOU  sov'reign,  great,  almighty  God! 

I     From  none  but  thee,  my  Lord,  alone, 
My  soul  can  be  with  grace  endow'd 
To  know  thy  will  that  should  be  done. 

2  May  I  with  reverence  and  fear, 

As  I  am  by  thy  precepts  taught, 
Perform  the  office  I  do  bear, 
Be  true  and  faithful  as  I  ought. 

3  Give  me  to  know  and  understand 

The  charge  committed  to  my  trust ; 
And  when  I  have  to  give  command, 
May  it  be  naught  but  what  is  just. 

4  My  duty  I  shall  best  fulfil, 

And  best  defend  my  country's  cause, 
When  first  I  shall  have  learn?d  thy  will, 
And  live  according  to  thy  laws. 

5  As  faithful  heroes  were  of  old, 

Such  as  the  Lord  himself  had  chose, 
d'2G 


CIVIL    GOVERNMENT.  64  ] 

rissive,  humble,  stout,  and  bold, 
Who  banish'd  great  and  mighty  foes  : 

6  Like  such  as  they,  pray  let  me  be 

Posa  .  a  godly  mind  ; 

A  faithful  servant  unto  thee, 

And  to  thy  blessed  will  resign'd. 

7  0  make  me  wise  to  keep  in  view 

Thy  holy  will  and  righteous  ways, 

it  in  my  office  I  may  do 
All  to  thy  honor  and  thy  praise.  t 

on  c.m. 

V/"l-L  For  a  soldier  in  camp. 

1  O E  thou  my  safeguard,  O  my  God! 
J)   My  refuge,  tow'r,  and  shield; 
The  tents  of  war  are  my  abode, 

Set  in  this  martial  field. 

2  Am  I  protected  by  the  Lord, 

Amidst  the  loud  alarm, 
And  wreathings  of  the  bloody  swoid, 
My  life  is  kept  from  harm. 

3  Should  thousands  drop  on  ev'ry  side, 

And  Strang  irore, 

Yet  thou,  my  God,  canst  still  provide, 

That  I  may  be  secure. 
A   Make  thine  almighty  arm  my  trust; 

Let  me  on  thee  depend, 
Whilst  I  'm  in  duty  bound,  and  must 

My  country's  cause  defend. 

5  Make  me  resign'd  unto  my  fate, 

And  patiently  to  bear 
With  all  the  trials  I  may  meet, 
And  hardships  of  a  war. 

6  For  Jesus'  sake  my  sins  forgive  : 

Cause  me  thy  love  to  know  ; 
Teach  me  a  Christian  life  to  live, 
Aa  Christian  soldiers  do. 
527 


$42  CIVIL    GOVERNMENT. 

7  I  trust  unto  thy  providence, 

Thy  promises  I  plead  : 
My  life  is  safe  in  thy  defence, 
Id  ev'ry  time  of  need. 

8  And  should  it  be  my  lot  and  fate, 

Here  to  resign  my  breath, 
May  I  be  in  that  happy  state, 

To  die  with  living  faith.  $ 

THANKSGIVING    FOR    A    SAFE    RETURN    FROM    CAMT. 


642 


C.  M. 

1  T)RAISE  be  unto  my  gracious  Lord, 
J7    Who  heard  my  humble  mourn, 
Whose  providence  was  my  safeguard, 

And  caus'd  my  safe  return. 

2  Beset  with  dangers  all  around, 

And  threats  of  overthrow  ; 
But  still  a  way  for  me  was  found, 
That  brought  me  safely  through. 

3  Whilst  numbers  of  my  fellow-men 

Were  hasten'd  to  their  tombs, 
And  never  will  return  again 
To  their  respective  homes. 

4  This  proves  the  cause  of  great  distress, 

To  those  they  left  behind  : 
Their  main  support  for  temporal  bliss, 
No  more  on  earth  they  find. 

5  What  better,  Lord,  am  I  than  they ! 

Why  was  it  not  my  case 
To  die  abroad,  and  stay  away 
From  this  my  home  and  place  ? 

6  I  was  preserv'd  by  thy  own  care, 

But  0  !  I  know  not  why  ; 
For  I  am  vile  as  others  are, 
Like  them,  deserve  to  die. 
0-~0 


CIVIL    GOVKK.NMKNT.  CU5 

7  My  God,  how  thankful  should  I  he, 

For  all  thy  band  has  wrought; 
Great  are  thy  mercies  unto  me, 
But  I  deserve  them  not. 

8  I  therefore  praise  thee  so  much  moie  ; 

All  praise  to  thee  I  give  : 
I  will  engage  my  utmost  pow'r, 

And  thank  thee  while  I  live.  1 


THANKSGIVING    FOR    THE    RESTORATION    OF    PEACE. 


64 


Q  L.  M. 

0  Exod.  15,  1-7;  Psalm  98. 

1  /  *OME.  let  us  praise  God's  holy  name. 

V      And  thank  him  for  his  love  and  grace. 
Who  to  our  help  and  rescue  came, 
And  put  an  end  to  our  distress. 

2  How  greatly  were  we  ternfrd. 

When  we  began  to  feel  the  rod  f 

Death  threaten'd  us  on  ev'ry  side, 
With  the  just  punishments  of  God. 

3  We  were  distressed  on  ev'ry  hand, 

InvolvM  in  all  the  depth  of  woes, 
When  it  appeared  our  guilty  land 
Should  be  destroy  "d  by  cruel  foes. 

A  "But  thanks  be  to  our  gracious  Lord, 
Who  freely  will  our  sins  forgive; 
Who  save  us  not  our  just  reward, 
But  spares  us  rebels,  still  to  live. 

9  God  has  restored  our  peace  again; 
O  may  it  never  more  depaTt  : 
May  we  a  greater  peace  obtain, — 

The  peace  of  God  within  our  heart.  { 

x  529 


611.  644-A       CIVIL  GOVERNMENT. 


C.  M. 
2  Cor.  1,  3-6;  Psalm  US. 


644 

1    "I    El  hearty  thanks  and  praise  be  paid, 
J_J  By  all  who  join'd  to  pray, 
When  ardent  pray'r  to  God  was  made, 
To  turn  his  wrath  away. 
£  We  were  deliver'd  by  the  Lord, 
When  we  were  much  distress'd ; 
Our  feeble  cries  and  pray'rs  were  heard, 
And  we  have  peace  and  rest. 

3  Distress  came  on  us  like  a  flood, 

And  great  was  our  alarm ; 
But  through  the  mercies  of  our  God, 
Our  lives  were  kept  from  harm. 

4  To  God  alone  shall  be  our  praise, 

To  him,  and  none  besides  ; 
His  love,  his  mercy,  and  his  grace, 

For  all  we  need,  provides. 
;5  Then,  let  us  join  his  praise  to  sing, 

As  Christians  ought  to  do; 
And  worship  him,  our  Lord  and  King, 

Who  iiuards  us  here  below. 


Ui-A 


4  lines  7's. 


!     I)EACE!   the  welcome  sound  proclaim  ; 
[     Dwell  with  rapture  on  the  theme  : 
Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain  ; 
Peace  on  earth  !  good  will  to  men  ! 

2  Breezes  !  whispering  soft  and  low, 
Gently  murmur  as  ye  blow  ; 
Now,  when  war  and  discord  cease, 
Praises  to  the  God  of  peace. 

3  Ocean's  billows  far  and  wide, 
Rolling  in  majestic  pride  ! 

Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain  : 
Peace  on  earth  !  good  will  to  men  ! 
530 


CIVIL  GOVKRNMKNT.      644-B,644-C 

4  Vocal  songsters  of  the  grove, 
Sweetly  chant  in  notes  oflove: 
Now,  when  war  and  discord  cease, 
Praises  to  the  God  of  peace. 

5  Mortals,  who  these  blessings  feel! 
Christians,  who  before  him  kneel! 
Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain: 
Peace  on  earth!  good  will  to  men! 


PUBLIC    HUMILIATION. 

644-B       l.  m. 

1  /^1  REAT  Maker  of  unnumber'd  worlds, 
VX  And  whom  unnumber'd  worlds  adore, 
Whose  goodness  all  thy  creatures  share, 

While  nature  trembles  at  thy  pow  r, — 

2  Thine  is  the  hand  that  movps  the  spheres, 

That  wakes  the  wind  and  lifts  the  sea; 
And  man,  who  moves  the  lord  of  earth, 
Acts  but  the  part  assign'd  by  thee. 

3  While  suppliant  crowds  implore  thine  aid, 

To  thee  we  raise  the  humble  cry  ; 
Thine  altar  is  the  contrite  heart, 
Thine  incense  the  repentant  sigh. 

4  O  may  our  land,  in  this  her  hour, 

Confess  thy  hand  and  bless  the  rod, 
By  penitence  make  thee  her  friend, 
And  find  in  thee  a  guardian  God. 


644-C 


C.  M. 

1  QEE,  gracious  God,  before  thy  throne, 
O  Thy  mourning  people  bend! 

'Tis  on  thy  sov'rei^n  srace  alone 
Our  humble  hopes  depend. 

2  Tremendous  judgments  from  thy  hand 

Thy  dreadful  pow'r  display  ; 
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644-D  CIVIL    GOVERNMENT. 

Yet  mercy  spares  this  guilty  land, 
And  still  we  live  to  pray. 

3  Great  God.  and  is  our  country  sparM, 
Ungrateful  as  we  are  ! 
0  make  thy  awful  warnings  heard, 
While  mercy  cries,  "Forbear." 
A  What  land  so  favor'd  of  the  skies  ! 
Where  greater  cause  for  praise! 
And  yet  our  crimes  increasing  rise, 
And  still  thy  wrath  delays  ! 

5  Exchanged,  alas!  are  truths  divine 

For  error,  guilt,  and  shame  ! 
And  impious  numbers,  bold  in  sin, 
Disgrace  the  Christian  name! 
C  Regardless  of  thy  smile  or  frown, 
Their  pleasures  they  require  : 
And  sink  with  gay  indirFrence  down 
To  everlasting  tire. 
7   0  turn  us,  turn  us,  gracious  Lord, 
By  thy  almighty  grace; 
Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  thy  word, 
And  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

6  Then,  should  grim,  frowning  ills  invade, 

We  shall  not  sink  in  fear; 
Secure  of  never  failing  aid, 
If  God.  our  God  is  near. 


644-D 


L.    M. 


1  IT/  IIILE  o'er  our  guilty  land,  0  Lord, 

\  \      We  view  the  terrors  of  thy  sword  ; 
Oh!  whither  shall  the  helpless  fly  I 
To  whom  but  thee  direct  their  cry? 

2  The  helpless  sinner's  cries  and  tears 
Are  grown  familiar  to  thine  ears; 
Oft  has  thy  mercy  sent  relief, 
When  all  was  fear  and  helpless  grief. 

sag 


JOURNEYING    raiHS.  645 

9  On  thee,  our  guardian  God,  we  cali ; 

Before  thy  throne  of  grace  we  fall ; 

And  is  there  no  deliverance  there, 

And  must  we  perish  in  despair  ? 
<  Rais'd  by  thy  word,  to  thee  we  run  ; 

To  our  forsaken  God  we  turn  ; 

0  spare  our  guilty  country,  spare 

The  church  which  thou  hast  planted  here. 

5  We  plead  thy  grace,  indulgent  God; 
We  plead  thy  Son's  atoning  blood  ; 
We  plead  thy  gracious  promises, 
And  are  they  unavailing  pleas  I 

6  No,  thou  wilt  hear,  for  thou  hast  said, 

*  I  ;11  hear/ ;  "  I  '11  help,"  "  Be  not  dismay'd  ;" 
Then,  O  !  make  bare  thy  mighty  hand. 
And  save  us  and  our  guilty  land. 


JOURNEYING  HYMNS. 


FOR    MARINERS. 


L.  If. 

1  T  ORD  !  I  commit  myself  to  thee, 

J  j  And  all  I  am,  unto  thy  care; 
In  towns  or  cities,  land  or  sea, 

Thou  canst  preserve  me  everywhere. 

2  My  life  is  everywhere  secure, 

While  I  remain  in  thy  bless'd  hands; 
Not  death,  nor  all  of  Satan's  pow'r, 

Can  change  thy  great  and  just  commands. 

3  Since  now  it  prov'd  to  be  my  lot, 

Thus  on  the  troubled  seas  to  sail, 
And  on  the  swelling  waves  to  float, 

Here  toss'd  and  driv'n  with  wind  and  gale  : 
533 


646  JOURNEYING    HYMNS. 

4  When  waves  like  mighty  mountains  roll, 

When  driven  by  a  dreadful  storm, 
Their  furies  thou  canst  soon  control, 
And  guard  and  keep  my  life  from  harm. 

5  Whatever  thy  providence  decrees, 

My  Lord,  my  soul  with  patience  waits : 
To  deal  with  me  as  thou  mayst  please, 
Will  prove  to  me  the  best  of  fates. 

6  Should  here  my  body  find  its  grave, 

If  so,  my  Lord,  thou  see  it  best, 
I  pray  my  precious  soul  to  save, 
And  take  her  to  thy  place  of  rest. 

7  But  shouldst  thou,  Lord,  deliver  me, 

And  please  to  land  me  safe  on  shore, 
My  hearty  thanks  and  praise  shall  be 
To  thee,  my  God,  for  evermore. 

646  c.  m. 

1  T   ORD  !  for  the  just  thou  dost  provide  ; 

\  j  Thou  art  their  sure  defence; 
Eternal  wisdom  is  their  guide, 
Their  help,  Omnipotence. 

2  Tho'  they  through  foreign  lands  should  roam, 

And  breathe  the  tainted  air 
In  burning  climates,  far  from  home, 
Yet  thou,  their  God,  art  there. 

3  Thy  goodness  sweetens  ev'ry  soil, 

Makes  ev'ry  country  please; 
Thou  on  the  snowy  hills  dost  smile, 

And  smooth'st  the  rugged  seas. 
A  When  waves  on  waves  to  heav'n  uprear'd, 

Defrd  the  pilot's  art ; 
When  terror  in  each  face  appear'd, 

And  sorrow  in  each  heart ; 

5  To  thee  I  rais'd  my  humble  pray'r 
To  snatch  me  from  the  grave ; 
534 


JOURNEYING    HYMNS.  647 

1  found  thine  ear  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  short  thine  arm  to  save. 

6  Thou  gav'st  the  word — the  winds  did  cease, 

The  storms  obey'd  thy  will. 
The  racing  sea  was  hush'd  in  peace, 
And  ev'rv  wave  was  still. 

7  For  this,  my  life  in  ev'ry  state, 

A  life  of  praise  shall  be; 
And  death,  when  death  shall  be  my  fate, 
Shall  join  my  soul  to  thee. 


FOR    A    TRAVELER    LEAVING    FIOME. 


647 


L.  M. 

1  T  TRAVEL  into  distant  lands, 

j^  There  to  discharge  my  trust  and  call ; 
Commit  myself  into  thy  hands, 

To  thee,  my  God,  who  governs  all. 

2  All  my  concerns  to  thee  are  known, 

And  what  my  occupations  are; 
May  all  in  thy  bless'd  name  be  done 
With  caution,  love,  and  holy  fear. 

3  Be  with  me,  Lord,  from  day  to  day, 

Defend  and  guard  my  life  from  harm  i 
Grant  grace  and  wisdom,  that  I  may 
My  duty  and  my  call  perform. 

4  Take  charge  of  all  I  leave  behind, 

And  let  thy  grace  with  them  reside; 
As  thou  art  jxracious,  sood,  and  kind, 
For  all  their  wants  and  needs  provide. 
.*>  Great  dangers  compass  me  around, 
Where'er  I  £0,  in  ev'ry  place  ; 
No  place  of  safety  here  is  found, 
Whilst  I  am  here  to  run  my  race. 
6   Whilst  I  remain  on  earth  below, 
My  life  is  but  a  pilgrimage  I 
535 


648,  649  JOURNEYING    HYMNS. 

I  have  to  wander  to  and  fro  ; 

This  world  affords  no  certain  stage, 
7   But  I  shall  find  a  constant  home, 
Where  I  shall  be  forever  bleat, 
When  Christ,  my  blessed  Lord,  shall  com* 
And  take  me  home,  with  him  to  rest. 
fMO  CM. 

U"iQ  In  time  of  Icing  in  a  sprange  place, 

1  T   SOJOURX  as  a  stranger  here. 
X   My  calling  to  attend; 

My  Jesus,  be  thou  ever  near. 
My  guard,  my  shield,  and  friend. 

2  A  stranger  here  in  distant  land, 

Of  no  friends  here  I  know; 

Yet,  led  by  thy  unerring  hand, 

I  shall  pass  safely  through. 

3  If  thou,  my  Lord,  art  still  with  me, 

My  journey  will  be  blest ; 
The  more  I  place  my  trust  in  thee. 
The  more  I  feel  at  rest. 

4  Thou,  Lord,  dost  see  in  ev'ry  place; 

In  ev'ry  place  thou  art ; 
In  ewry  land  they  find  thy  grace, 
Who  seek  thee  with  their  heart. 

5  Thy  providence  points  out  their  way, 

Wherein  they  e'er  shall  speed  ; 
They  find  thy  hand  from  day  to  day. 

As  they  may  want  or  need. 
I  Dear  Lord,  my  case  to  thee  is  known, 

And  what  is  for  my  good  ; 
Teach  me  the  way  of  sin  to  shun, 

At  home,  or  when  abroad. 

THANKSGIVING    AFTER    A    JOURNEY. 

C.  M. 


l  rp] 


My  travels  now  are  past, 
536 


AFFLICTIONS.  6'>Q 

And  safely  1  arrived  once  more, 
To  see  my  home  at  last. 

2  What  praises  to  my  God  are  due! 

What  tribute  can  I  pay 
To  God,  who  brought  me  safely  through. 
Whilst  I  have  been  away  I 

3  Supported  by  God's  heav'nly  grace, 

And  kept  from  danger  free, 
I  was  conducted  to  the  place 
Where  I  had  need  to  be. 

4  I  thank  my  Lord  for  the  success 

His  hand  on  me  bestow'd  ; 
My  office  I  discharged  in  peace, 

For  which  I  praise  my  God. 
*  Thus,  through  his  mercy,  I  was  spar'd, 

My  journey  safe  to  end  : 
All  praises  be  to  thee,  my  Lord, 

Who  art  my  constant  friend.  \ 


AFFLICTIONS. 

C.  M. 
The  hope  of  heaven  our  support  under 
trials  o?i  earth. 

1  fTTHEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear, 

\  \      To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I  bid  farewell  to  ev'ry  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurl'd, 

Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares,  like  a  wild  deluge,  come. 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall  j 
537 


651  AFFLICTIONS. 

May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 

My  God,  my  heav'n,  my  all. 
4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heav'nly  rest; 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 

Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

\JO  1  Christ  our  hope  in  affliction*     Matt.  12,20, 

1  T)E  thou,  my  troubled  soul,  at  peace, 
_Jl)   And  let  thy  sorrows  end  ; 
Remember  Christ,  thy  Savior,  is 

Thy  brother  and  thy  friend. 

2  Should  Satan,  sin,  and  world  upbraid, 

Thy  doubts  and  fears  to  raise ; 
Let  not  their  threats  make  thee  afraid, 
Or  doubt  of  pard'ning  grace. 

3  He  knows  thy  wants  and  thy  complaints, 

Should  he  awhile  forbear ; 
Remember  that  the  greatest  saints 
Had  many  doubts  and  fears. 

4  Should  God  appear  from  thee  to  hide, 

And  all  thy  pray'rs  disdain, 
Yet  shall  his  love  to  thee  abide, 
And  show  his  face  again. 

5  The  bruised  reed  he  will  not  break, 

The  broken  heart  he  heals  ; 

He  pities  such,  for  Jesus'  sake, 

And  for  their  sorrows  feels. 

6  He  will  not  quench  the  smoking  flax, 

But  as  his  promise  saith : 
The  troubled  mind  will  he  not  vex, 
But  help  the  weak  in  faith. 

7  Were  all  the  pow?rs  of  darkness  join'd, 

To  take  thy  peace  away. 
In  Christ  the  feeble  saint  shall  find, 

Such  faith  as  gains  the  day.  \ 

538 


AFFLICTIONS.  6512,  6£3 

C.  M. 

Mi  rcy  to  sufferers. 

1  T  ET  ev'ry  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 
I  j  Thou  so v 'reign  Lord  of  all  ; 

Thy  strengthening  hands  uphold  the  weak. 
And  raise  the  poor  that  fall. 

2  When  sorrow  bows  the  spirit  down, 

Or  virtue  lies  distressed 
Beneath  some  proud  oppressor's  frown, 
Thou  giv'st  the  mourners  rest. 

3  The  Lord  supports  our  sinking  days, 

And  guides  our  giddy  youth  : 

Holy  and  just  are  all  his  way-, 

And  all  his  words  are  truth. 

4  He  knows  the  pain  his  servants  feel, 

He  hears  his  children  cry. 
And,  their  best  wishes  to  fulfil, 
His  grace  is  ever  nigh. 

5  His  mercy  never  shall  remove 

From  men  of  heart  sincere  ; 
He  saves  the  souls  whose  humble  love 
Is  joiird  with  holy  fear. 

€  His  stubborn  foes  his  swoid  shall  slay, 
And  pierce  their  hearts  with  pain  : 
But  none  that  serve  the  Lord  shall  say, 
"They  sought  his  aid  in  vain.'3 
V   My  lips  shall  dwell  upon  his  pn 
And  spread  his  fame  abroad  : 
Let  all  the  sons  of  Adam  raise 
The  honors  of  their  God. 

q  L.  M. 

TJ  Comfort*  lonier  sorrows  and  p 

I    VOW  let  the  Lord,  my  Savior,  smile, 
\     And  show  my  name  upon  his  heart  ; 
I  would  forget  my  pains  awhile, 
And  in  the  pleasure  lose  the  smart. 
539 


65 


t&l 


AFFLICTIONS. 


':   But  oh:    it  swells  my  sorrows  high, 
To  see  my  blessed  Jesus  frown  ; 
My  spirits  sink,  my  comforts  die. 
And  all  the  springs  of  life  are  down. 
>   Yet  why,  my  soul,  why  these  complaints  ? 
Still,  while  he  frowns,  his  bowels  move; 
Still,  on  his  heart,  he  bears  his  saints, 
And  feels  their  sorrows,  and  his  love. 
1   My  name  is  printed  on  his  breast; 
His  book  of  life  contains  my  name: 
I  *d  rather  have  it  there  impressed, 
Than  in  the  bright  records  of  fame. 
,j  When  the  last  fire  burns  all  things  here. 
Those  letters  shall  securely  stand, 
And  in  the  Lamb's  fair  book  appear, 
Writ  by  tlr  eternal  Father's  hand. 
♦>  Now  shall  my  minutes  smoothly  run, 
Whilst  here  I  wait  my  Father's  will; 
My  rising  and  my  setting  sun 

Roll  gently  op  and  down  the  hill. 

fcZi  C.  M. 

wV'-J:  ht  time  of  stomt. 

1  p  REAT  God,  defend  us  in  this  storm  : 
V  I    What  blasts  and  thunders  roar! 
Since  thou  canst  keep  my  life  from  harm 

In  this  tremendous  hour. 

2  Alarming  thus  to  view  the  skies, 

Which  cloomy  aspects  wear; 
The  foarful  lightning  darts  and  flies, 
And  dazzles  all  the  air. 
i  Dear  Lord,  this  casts  my  spirits  down, 
When  thus  it  is  the  case, 
To  hear  such  threats  and  see  such  frowna, 
In  this  alarmed  place. 
4   M«ch  more  my  soul  should  feel  afraid, 
Yea,  I  should  quite  despair, 
540 


AFFLICTIONS.  G5.r),  &?J 

Were  not  my  hopes  on  Jesus  stay'd, 

Who  guards  me  everywhere. 
5  If  Satan  with  his  storms  prevail, 

And  try  his  art  and  pow'r, 
Let  not  my  trust  in  Jesus  fail) 

Nor  give  up  evermore.  J 

fi  vi  .  L-  M- 

\f*JfJ  After  tin   storm  is  over. 

1  rpHE  Lord  be  prais'd,  the  storm  is  past! 

J_  That  fearful  and  alarming  blast : 
'1  hat  cloud  of  horror,  black  as  night, 
Is  tied,  and  we  enjoy  the  light. 

2  A  welcome  change  !  for  just  before, 
We  heard  the  fearful  thunder  roar; 
Despair  beset  us  all  around, 

To  hear  and  feel  that  awful  sound. 

3  The  Lord  was  pleas'd  to  hear  our  cry, 
And  let  his  judgments  pass  us  by; 

He  look'd  on  us  in  our  distress, 

And  caus'd  our  dreads  and  fears  to  cease. 

4  We  join  to  sing  our  Savior's  praise, 
Who  has  preserved  us  all  our  days  : 
In  ev'ry  dark  and  trying  hour, 

He  guards  agai  ist  the  tempter's  pow'r.      t 

i\\i\  c-  *■ 

\)*)\)        In  time  of  continual  drouth. 

1  I    ORD,  look  on  this,  our  panting  earth  ' 
I  j  Behold  our  dying  grain; 

Our  land  's  oppress'd  with  cruel  dearth, 
And  groans  for  want  of  rain. 

2  Our  land  is  like  the  barren  sand 

Beneath  the  burning  sky  ; 
And  all  her  products  with'ring  stand. 
And  ev'ry  plant  must  die. 

3  All  living  creatures  feel  distress'd, 

And  all  their  comfort  fails; 
541 


657  AFFLICTIONS. 

The  whole  of  nature  is  oppress'd, 
Because  thy  wrath  prevails. 

4  Thy  judgments,  Lord,  would  still  be  just, 

If  thou  shouldst  never  grant 
A  single  rain  to  lay  the  dust, 
That  could  revive  a  plant. 

5  Our  minds  are  fill'd  with  dread  and  fear, 

And  conscious  of  our  guilt; 

The  curses  we  deserve  to  bear, 

They  will  and  must  be  felt. 

6  O,  we  should  feel  a  heavy  hand, 

A  thing  we  never  knew, 
Should  drouth  continue  in  our  land, 
Till  famine  would  ensue  : 

7  With  us  it  soon  may  be  the  case 

As  elsewhere  it  hath  been  ; 

Our  wretched  land  in  ev'ry  place 

Is  fill'd  and  stain'd  with  sin. 

8  Have  mercy,  Lord,  we  humbly  pray! 

Send  us  a  gracious  rain  ; 
O  turn  thy  fearful  threats  away ! 
Revive  our  hopes  again. 

fi-^7  .  9-  M- 

U O  I         T/i a n J:sg  i  v i  tig  after  a  dro  it  th . 

1  QHOULD  we  not  thank  and  praise  our  God, 
O  Who  heard  our  humble  cry, 

Who  has  withdrawn  his  chastening  rod, 
And  laid  his  threat'nings  by  ? 

2  The  blessed  rain  the  Lord  hath  sent, 

Reviv'd  our  scorching  earth, 
And  put  an  end  to  our  complaint 
And  fears  of  fatal  dearth. 

3  Due  praise  to  God  let  us  return, 

For  the  refreshing  rain  : 
We  who,  like  as  our  earth,  did  mourn* 
Are  now  reviv'd  again. 
542 


SEASONS.  658 

A  Eternal  praise  to  God  we  give, 
In  whose  bless'd  hands  we  are; 
Who  still  provides  for  us  to  live, 
Unworthy  as  we  are. 

5  Had  heav'n  the  rain  from  us  withheld, 

What  would  our  case  have  been  ? 
A  curse  had  rested  on  our  fields — 
Our  just  reward  for  sin. 

6  Thanks  be  to  God,  it  was  his  will 

In  mercy  us  to  spare, 
And  we  enjoy  his  blessings  still, 

Unworthy  as  we  are.  t 


THE  SEASONS. 


THANKSGIVING     FOR    THE     FRUITS    OF    THE    EARTH,. 
OR    HARVEST    HYMNS. 

DOO  Matth.5,  43-48. 

1  /^OME,  let  us  join  to  praise  our  God, 
\J  Who  is  our  friend  indeed ; 

Who  gives  us  life,  and  health,  and  food. 
And  all  whatever  we  need. 

2  His  blessings  have  endow'd  our  fields, 

And  caus'd  each  plant  to  grow; 
And  full  supplies  to  us  they  yield, 
And  all  that  lives  below. 

3  The  early  and  the  latter  rain, 

The  Lord  was  pleas'd  to  send ; 
Our  barns  and  stores  are  fill'd  again, 
By  him  who  is  our  friend. 

4  Our  God  remembers  us  in  love, 

And  daily  we  receive 
His  gifts  and  blessings  from  above, 
By  which  we  move  and  live. 
543 


659  SEASONS. 

5  The  labors  of  our  hands  are  blest, 

Our  wants  are  all  suppli'd  ; 
Whate'er  doth  answer  for  our  best, 
The  Lord  will  still  provide. 

6  We  also  have  his  holy  word, 

And  all  the  means  of  grace  ; 
Should  we  not  worship  him,  our  Lord, 
And  sing  his  endless  praise? 

7  With  joy  and  wonder  we  do  see, 

What  God  for  us  has  done ; 
Our  songs  of  praise  shall  ever  be 
To  God,  our  God  alone. 


[)Oo  Heb.  13,  14-16. 

1  ^~\NCE  more  our  harvesting  is  o'er, 
\J  A  fresh  supply  laid  up  in  store ; 
The  Lord  was  pleas'd  to  bless  our  earthy 
And  fill  our  souls  with  joy  and  mirth. 

2  Just  such  as  was  our  wish  and  hope, 
The  Lord  preserv'd  and  bless'd  our  crop; 
And  through  the  mercies  of  the  Lord, 
We  had  another  crop  to  hoard. 

3  God  gave  the  late  and  early  rain, 
We  therefore  labor'd  not  in  vain ; 
Had  he  not  sent  his  blessings  down, 

In  vain  our  fields  would  have  been  sown. 

A  By  the  rich  bounties  of  our  God, 
We  still  obtain  supply  and  food  : 
The  air  and  heat,  and  gentle  show'rs, 
Make  all  those  blessings  to  be  ours. 

5  Such  blessings  make  us  truly  blest, 
While  they  are  by  us  here  possess'd  : 
O !  let  us  render  thanks  and  praise 
To  God,  for  all  such  acts  of  grace. 
544 


seasons.  659  A.rJnO 

659 -A       L.M. 

1  [  OKI),  let  thy  goodness  lead  our  land, 
J  j  Still  sav?d  by  thine  almighty  hand, 
The  tribute  of  its  love  to  bring 

To  thee,  our  Savior  and  our  King. 

2  Let  ev?ry  sacred  temple  raise 
Triumphant  songs  of  holy  praise  ; 
Let  ev'ry  peaceful,  private  home 
A  temple,  Lord,  to  thee  become. 

3  Still  be  it  our  supreme  delight, 
To  walk  as  in  thy  glorious  sight ; 
Still  in  thy  precepts  and  thy  fear, 
Till  life's  last  hour,  to  persevere. 

THE    SEASONS    OF    THE    YEAR. 

UuU  Psalm  147*  7-9,  13-1S. 

1  TT^ITH  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud. 

VV     Address  the  Lord  on  high  ; 
Over  the  heav'ns  he  spreads  his  cloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2  He  sends  his  show'rs  of  blessings  down. 

To  cheer  the  plains  below  ; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crown, 
And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

3  He  gives  the  grazing  ok  his  meat ; 

He  b^ars  the  ravens  cry; 
But  man,  who  tastes  his  finest  wheal, 
Should  raise  his  honors  high. 

4  Hia  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wint'ry  days  appear. 

5  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow, 

Descend  and  clothe  the  ground: 
545 


661 


SEASONS. 


The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 
Jn  icy  fetters  bound. 
b   When  from  his  dreadful  stores  on  high, 
He  pours  the  rattling  hail, 
The  wretch  who  dares  his  God  defy, 
Shall  find  his  courage  fail. 
7  He  sends  his  word,  and  melts  the  snow  \ 
The  fields  no  longer  mourn  ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 
S  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 
Obey  his  mighty  word  : 
With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 

OUl  Psalm  55*  11. 

1  "INTERNAL  source  of  ev'ry  joy! 

JlJ  Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear 
To  hail  thee  Sov'reign  of  the  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll, 

Thy  hand  supports  and  guides  the  whole! 
The  sun  is  taught  by  thee  to  rise, 
And  darkness,  when  to  veil  the  skies. 

3  The  Mow *ry  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Perfumes  the  air,  and  paints  the  land; 
The  summer  rays  with  vigor  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn,  and  cheer  the  vine; 

4  Thy  hand,  in  autumn,  richly  pours 
Through  all  our  coasts,  redundant  stores  j 
And  winters,  soften'd  by  thy  care, 

Ko  more  the  face  of  horror  wear. 

6'  Seasons  and  months,  and  Weeks  and  day*, 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise  ; 
And  be  the  grateful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light  and  ev'ning  shade. 
546 


SEASONS.  662,  66^ 

6  Here  in  thy  house  let  incense  rise, 
And  circling  sabbaths  bless  our  eyes, 
Till  to  those  lofty  heights  we  soar, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more. 


662 


Spring.     Psalm  65. 

1  f\  OOD  is  the  Lord,  the  heav'nly  King, 
VT  Who  makes  the  earth  his  care; 
Visits  the  pastures  ev'ry  spring, 

And  bids  the  grass  appear. 

2  The  clouds,  like  rivers,  rais'd  on  high, 

Tour  out,  at  his  command, 
Their  wat'ry  blessings  from  the  sky. 
To  cheer  the  thirsty  land. 

3  The  softeird  ridges  of  the  field 

Permit  the  corn  to  spring  : 

The  valleys  rich  provision  yield, 

And  the  poor  laborers  sing, 

4  The  little  hills  on  ev'ry  side, 

Rejoice  at  falling  show'rs; 
The  meadows,  dress'd  in  beauteous  pride, 
Perfume  the  air  with  flovv'rs. 

f>  The  barren  clods,  refreslrd  with  rain, 
Promise  a  joyful  crop; 
The  parched  grounds  look  green  again, 
And  raise  the  reapers  hope. 
C  The  various  months  thy  goodness  crowns  ; 
How  bounteous  are  thy  ways  ! 
The  bleating  flocks  spread  o'er  the  downs, 
And  shepherds  shout  thy  praise. 

(\(\*X  L.  M. 

UUf)        Summer.     Matth.  13,  39. 
1   rrHE  summer  harvest  spreads  the  field  ; 
1     Mark,  how  the  whit'ning  hills  are  turn'd; 
Behold  them  to  the  reapers  yield  ; 

The  wheat  is  sav'd — the  tares  are  burnd. 
547 


t>#4  SEASONS. 

2  Thus  the  great  Judge,  with  glory  crown 'd, 

Descends  to  reap  ihe  ripen'd  earth  ; 
Angelic  guards  attend  him  down. 

The  same  who  sang  his  humble  birth. 

3  In  sounds  of  glory  hear  him  speak, 

"  Go,  search  around  the  flaming  world  ; 
Haste — call  my  saints  to  rise,  and  take 

The  seats  from  which  their  foes  were  hurpd. 

4  Go,  burn  the  chaff  in  endless  fire, 

In  flames  unquench'd,  consume  each  tare  ; 
Sinners  must  feel  my  holy  ire, 

And  sink  in  guilt— to  deep  despair, ,y 

5  Thus  ends  the  harvest  of  the  earth  : 

Angels  obey  the  awful  voice  ; 
They  save  the  wrheat,  they  burn  the  chafT: 
All  heav'n  approves  the  sov'reign  choice. 

UUi  Autumn,     Jer.  8,  20. 

1  f  \  REAT  God,  as  seasons  disappear. 
\J    And  changes  make  the  rolling  year  ; 
As  time  with  rapid  pinions  flies, 

May  ev'ry  season  make  us  wise. 

2  Long  has  thy  favor  ciowird  our  days, 
And  summer  shed  again  its  rays  ; 

So  deadly  cloud  our  sky  has  veil'd, 
No  blasting  winds  our  path  assail'd. 

3  Our  harvest  months  have  o'er  us  rolPd, 
And  fill'd  our  fields  with  waving  gold  ; 
Our  table  spread,  our  garners  stor'd  : 
Where  are  our  hearts  to  praise  the  Lord  ? 

A  The  solemn  harvest  comes  apace, 

The  closing  day  of  life  and  grace; 

Time  of  decision,  awful  hour! 

Around  it  let  no  tempest  low'r, 
3  Prepare  us,  Lord,  by  grace  divine, 

Like  stars  in  heav'n  to  rise  and  shine', 
548 


STAGES    OF    LIFE.  6$~\  QS<3 

Then  shall  our  happy  souls  above, 
Reap  the  full  harvest  of  thy  love  ! 

UUfJ        Winter,     Job  3S,  29,  30. 

1  HTERN  winter  throws  his  icy  chains, 
^j  Encircling  nature  round  ; 

How  bleak,  how  comfortless  the  plains, 
Late  with  gay  veiduie  crown'd! 

2  The  sun  withdraws  his  vital  beams, 

And  light  and  warmth  depart ; 
And  drooping,  lifeless  nature  seems 
An  emblem  of  my  heart. 

3  My  heart,  when  mental  winter  reigns^ 

In  night's  dark  mantle  clad; 
Confin'd  in  cold,  inactive  chains, 
How  desolate  and  sad  ! 

4  Return,  O  blissful  sun,  and  bring 

The  soul-reviving  ray  ; 
This  mental  winter  shall  be  spring, 
This  darkness,  cheerful  day. 

5  O  happy  state,  divine  abode, 

Where  spring  eternal  reigns  ; 
And  perfect  day,  the  smile  of  God, 
Fills  all  the  heav'nly  plains. 

6  Great  source  of  light,  thy  beams  display, 

My  drooping  joys  restore; 
And  guide  me  to  the  seats  of  day, 
Where  winter  chills  no  more. 


THE  STAGES  OF  LIFE. 


666 


BIRTH-PAY. 


6,  6,  6,  6,  S,  8. 
OD  of  my  life,  to  thee 
My  cheerful  soul  I  raise; 
549 


666  STAGES    OF    LIFE. 

Thy  goodness  bade  me  be, 

And  still  prolongs  my  days : 
I  see  my  natal  hour  return, 
And  bless  the  day  that  I  was  born. 

2  A  clod  of  living  earth, 

I  glorify  thy  name, 
From  whom  alone  my  birth 

And  all  my  blessings  came : 
Creating  and  preserving  grace 
Let  all  that  is  within  me  praise. 

3  Long  as  I  live  beneath, 

To  thee,  O  let  me  live ! 
To  thee  my  ev'ry  breath, 

In  thanks  and  praises  give  : 
Whate'er  I  have,  whatever  I  am, 
Shall  magnify  my  Maker's  name. 

4  My  soul  and  all  its  pow'rs, 

Thine,  wholly  thine  shall  be; 
All,  all  my  happy  hours, 

I  consecrate  to  thee  : 
Me  to  thine  image  now  restore, 
And  I  shall  praise  thee  evermore. 

5  I  wait  thy  will  to  do, 

As  angels  do  in  heav'n  ; 
In  Christ  a  creature  new, 

Eternally  forgiv'n  : 
I  wait  thy  righteous  will  to  prove, 
All  sanctifrd  by  perfect  love. 

6  Then  when  the  work  is  done, 

The  work  of  faith  with  pow,r, 
Receive  thy  favor'd  son, 

In  death's  triumphant  hour: 
Like  Moses  to  thyself  convey, 
And  kiss  my  raptur'd  soul  away. 
550 


STACKS    OF    LIFE.  667,  66$ 


CRADLE    HYMNS. 


UU  /  Luke  2,  12,  16. 

1  A  T  Y  child,  lie  still  to  rest  and  sleep, 
_^\J_  God's  angels  are  with  thee, 
Who  to  thy  bed  and  cradle  keep; 

Your  safeguard  they  will  be. 

2  God  is  your  Father,  good,  and  kind, 

Your  life  and  breath  he  gave  ; 
Jesus,  who  was  of  humble  mind, 
Died  for  your  soul  to  save. 

3  Yes,  Jesus  was  an  infant  too, 

When  born  in  Bethlehem  ; 
The  shepherds,  they  were  glad  to  view 
That  Infant  when  he  came. 

4  He  in  a  stall  and  manger  lay, 

Where  cows  and  oxen  fed  ; 
He  rested  on  the  rugged  hay, 

Not  on  a  downy  bed. 
3  All  babes  should  thankful  be  indeed, 

That  on  this  earth  they've  got 
Such  beds  and  cradles  as  they  need  : 

But  Jesus  had  them  not. 

6  He  was  a  truly  lovely  child. 

Delightful  to  behold! 
His  countenance  was  meek  and  mild, 
More  choice  than  finest  gold. 

7  He  came  to  make  all  infants  bless'd, 

To  teach  them  all  his  ways  ; 
Dear  child,  lie  still,  and  sleep,  and  rest, 
Till  thou  canst  sing  his  praise. 

668  8,7,8,7. 

1   TJ  USH,  my  babe,  lie  still  and  slumber, 
JLX  Holy  angels  guard  thy  bed; 
551 


668  STAGES    OF    LIFE. 

Heav'nly  blessings,  without  number, 
Gently  falling  on  thy  head. 

2  Sleep,  my  babe,  thy  food  and  raiment. 

House  and  home,  thy  friends  provide, 
All  without  thy  care  or  payment, 
All  thy  wants  are  well  suppli'd. 

3  How  much  better  thou  5rt  attended 

Than  the  Son  of  God  could  be, 

When  from  heaven  he  descended, 

And  became  a  child  like  thee. 

4  Soft  and  easy  is  thy  cradle, — 

Coarse  and  hard  thy  Savior  lay 
When  his  birth-place  was  a  stable, 
And  his  softest  bed  was  hay. 

5  Blessed  Babe!   what  glorious  features, 

Spotless,  fair,  divinely  bright ! 
Must  he  dwell  with  brutal  creatures, 
How  could  angels  bear  the  sight ! 

6  Was  there  nothing  but  a  manger, 

Wicked  sinners  could  afford, 
To  receive  the  heav'nly  stranger? 
Did  they  thus  affront  their  Lord  ? 

7  Soft,  my  child,  I  did  not  chide  thee, 

Though  my  song  may  sound  too  hard  ; 
*Tis  thy  mother  sits  beside  thee, 
And  her  arms  shall  be  thy  guard. 

8  Yet,  to  read  the  shameful  story. 

How  the  Jews  abus'd  their  King, 
How  they  serv'd  the  Lord  of  Glory, 
Makes  me  angry  while  I  sing. 

9  See  the  kinder  shepherds  round  him, 

Telling  wonders  from  the  sky; 
There  they  sought  him,  there  they  found  him. 
With  his  virgin  mother  by. 

10  See  the  lovely  Babe  a  dressing, 

Lovely  Infant !   how  he  smil'd  ! 
552 


STACKS    or    LMK.  068 

When  he  wept,  his  mother's  blesi 
Sooth'd  and  hosh'd  the  holy  child. 

11  Lo !  he  slumbers  in  a  manger, 

Where  the  horned  oxen  led  ! 
Peace,  my  darling,  here  *s  no  danger, 
Here  's  no  ox  about  thy  bed. 

12  'Twai  to  save  thee,  child,  from  dying, 

Save  my  dear  from  burning  flame, 
Bitter  groans,  and  endless  crying, 
That  thy  blest  Redeemer  came. 

13  May'st  thou  live  to  know  and  fear  him, 

Trust  and  love  him  all  thy  days  ! 
Then  go  dwell  forever  near  him, 
See  his  face,  and  sing  his  praise. 
1-i  I  could  give  thee  thousand  kisses. 
Hoping  what  I  must  desire; 
Not  a  mother's  fondest  wishes 
Can  to  greater  joys  aspire. 

MARRIAGE    HYMN. 

669 

1  rPHOU  Lord,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow, 

1     Thy  blessings  till  each  land  ; 

All  they  who  seek  thy  will  to  do, 

Will  find  thy  bounteous  hand. 

2  All  states  of  life  are  blest  by  thee, 

By  th^e.  our  soy'reign  Lord; 
Such  must  the  state  of  marriage  b*3, 
According  to  thy  word. 

3  It  was  by  thy  command  ordain'd, 

Confirmed  and  ratifVd  ; 
And  for  a  °rreat  and  noble  end, 
Both  blest  and  sanctifi'd. 

4  We  join  this  couple  in  thy  nam?; 

Bless  them,  O  gracious  God  ; 
y  "    5.Y3 


670  STAGES    OF    LIFE. 

And  let  thy  blessings  rest  on  thorn, 

Which  are  from  thee  bestow'd. 

5   Be  thou  their  counsel  and  their  guide 

Direct  them  in  thy  ways; 

And  strengthen  them  on  ev'ry  side, 

In  peace  to  spend  their  days. 


670 


C.  M. 


1  (  \  OD  of  my  childhood,  and  my  youth, 
VT   The  guide  of  all  my  days, 

I  have  deelarM  thy  heav'nly  truth, 
And  told  thy  wondrous  ways. 

2  Wilt  thou  forsake  my  hoary  hairs, 

And  leave  my  fainting  heart  ? 
Who  shall  sustain  my  sinking  years, 
If  God,  my  strength,  depart? 

2  Let  me  thy  pow'r  and  truth  proclaim 
Before  the  rising  age, 
And  leave  a  savor  of  thy  name, 
When  I  shall  quit  the  stage. 

4  The  land  of  silence  and  of  death 

Attends  my  next  remove  ; 
Oh  may  these  poor  remains  of  breath 
Teach  the  wide  world  thy  love! 

5  Thy  righteousness  is  deep  and  high, 

Unsearchable  thy  deeds ; 
Thy  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
And  all  my  praise  exceeds. 

6  Oft  have  I  heard  thy  threat'nings  roar, 

And  oft  endur'd  the  grief; 
But  when  thy  hand  hath  press'd  me  sore, 
Thy  grace  was  my  relief. 

7  By  long  experience  have  I  known 

Thy  sovereign  pow'r  to  save ; 
554 


DOXOLOGIES.  671 — 674 

At  thy  command  I  venture  down 

Securely  to  the  grave. 
8  When  I  lie  buried  deep  in  dust, 

My  flesh  shall  be  thy  care  ; 
These  withered  limbs  with  thee  I  trust 

To  raise  them  strong  and  fair. 


DOXOLOGIES. 


671 


S.  M. 

TO  God  the  Father.  Son, 
And  Spirit,  glory  be  ; 
As  'twas,  and  is,  and  shall  be  so 
To  all  eternity. 


672 


S.  M. 

T^E  angels  round  the  throne, 
jL     And  saints  that  dwell  below, 
Worship  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 


673 


C.  M. 

rpO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
JL    The  God  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glory,  as  it  was,  is  now, 
And  shall  be  evermore. 


674 


C.  M. 

ALL  glory  to  th?  Eternal  Three, 
And  undivided  One; 
To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Co-equal  honors  done. 
555 


G75 — 679  doxologies. 

0/0  L.  M. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
JL    The  God  whom  earth  and  heav'n  adore, 
Be  glory,  as  it  was  of  old, 

Is  now.  and  shall  be  evermore. 

676  l.  m. 

ryO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
jL    And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
"Be  honor,  praise,  and  glory  giv'n, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n. 


6  lines  8's. 

NOW  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  praise  and  glory  giv'n, 
Through  all  the  worlds  where  God  is  known, 
By  all  the  angels  near  the  throne, 
And  all  the  saints  in  earth  and  heav'n. 

0/0  4  1ines7's. 

f'\  LORY  to  the  Father's  name, 
\[    Jesus'"  excellence  proclaim, 
Sing  the  blessed  Spirit's  praise, 
Angels  swell  the  notes  we  raise. 

U#y  6,6,6,6,8,8. 

mO  God  the  Father,  Son, 
X     And  Spirit  ever  bless'd, 
Eternal  Three  in  One, 

All  worship  be  address'd; 
As  heretofore  it  was,  is  now, 
And  shall  be  so  for  evermore. 


556 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


[The  figures  express  the  numbers  of  the  Hym?is.] 

A   BSURD  and  vain  attempt!  to  bind     -  634 

J\_  A  certain  beggar,  poor  and  blind       -  100 

A  helpless  creature  here  I  lie 573 

Alas !  and  did  my  Savior  bleed  -     -     -     -  502 

Alas!  can  such  a  wretch  be  sav'd  -     -     -  499 

All  faithful  teachers  well  do  know  -     -     -  247 

All  glory  to  th5  Eternal  Three    -     -     -     -  674 

Almighty  God,  thy  word  is  cast-     -     -     -  9-A 

Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross     -----  63 

Amid  the  splendors  of  thy  state  -     -     -     -  328 

And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love     -     -     -  87 

And  let  our  bodies  part 532 

And  must  I  part  with  all  I  have-     -     -     -  466 

And  must  this  body  die 606 

-And  now,  my  soul,  another  year-     -     -     -  57 

And  will  the  God  of  grace-     ----..  ^25 

And  will  the  great  eternal  God  -     -     -     -  524 

And  will  the  Judge  descend  -----  526 

A  palace  is  the  sinner's  heart     -     -     *     -  116 

A  place  where  wicked  deeds  abound    -     -  297 

A  precious  gift  on  man  bestow'd     -     -     -  399 

Approach,  dear  youth,  unto  the  Lord  -     -  435 

Are  we  baptiz'd  in  Christ  our  Lord-     -     .  223 

Arise  and  bless  the  Lord  -----.  9_g 

Arise  and  shine,  thy  light  is  come  qq 

A  sower  is  gone  forth  to  sow-     -     -     -     -  97 

A  sower  that  goes  forth  to  sow  -     -     -     -  95 

As  fade  the  lovely  blooming  flow'rs     -     -  601 

As  faithful  shepherds  of  the  Lord    -     -     -  27 

As  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  springs    -     -  69 

557 


TABLE    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

As  Peter  fished  all  the  night 217 

As  the  Galatians  vainly  dream'd     -     -     -  122 

Attend,  my  ear ;  my  heart,  rejoice  -     -     -  302 

Attend,  ye  children  of  your  God-     -     -     •  224 

Awake,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongue     -     -  433 

Awake,  my  soul,  my  mind,  awake  -     -     -  544 

Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  ev?ry  nerve  -     -  95 

Awake,  my  soul,  to  joyful  lays  -     -     -     -  3S1 

Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  his  name  -     -  369 

A  wretched  man,  both  dumb  and  deaf-     -  24.5 

A  worldling,  wretched,  vile,  and  base-     -  201 

BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne-     -     -  351 

Begone,  my  worldly  cares,  away  -     -  567 

Behold  how  sinners  disagree  -----  242 

Behold,  0  God,  what  cruel  foes  -     -     -     -  29S 

Behold,  the  blind  their  sight  receive     -     -  26 

Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb  -     -     -     -  3S2 

Behold,  the  grace  appears-     -----  39 

Behold  the  love,  the  gen'rous  love  -     -     -  79 

Behold  the  loving  Son  of  God 142 

Behold  the  wretch,  whose  lust  and  wine  -  429 

Behold,  what  condescending  love     -     -     -  474 

Behold,  where  in  a  mortal  form  -     -     -     -  133 
Beside  the  gospel  pool  ---•     ---37  6 

Be  sober,  watching  unto  pray'r  -     -     -     -  184 

Be  strong,  ye  brethren,  in  the  Lord      -     -  2S3 

Be  thou  my  safeguard,  0  my  God    -     -     -  641 

Be  thou,  my  troubled  soul,  at  peace      -     -  651 

Beware,  the  Savior  gave  command  -     -     -  229 

Be  ye  not  indolent ••     -     -  446 

Bless'd  be  the  everlasting  God    -     -     -  244 

BlessM  be  the  Father  and  his  love  -     -     ■•  357 

Bless'd  with  the  joys  of  innocence  -     -     -  400 

Bless  us,  dear  Lord,  departing  hence    -     -  14 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 208 

Blest  is  the  man,  for  ever  blest  -     -     -     -  435 

Blest  is  the  man,  whose  breast  can  move-  185 

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Blest  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place  -  -  2S0 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 409 

Bright  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God  -     -  -  360 

Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death    -  470-A 

By  nature  man  is  daik  and  blind      •      -  -  310 

C1AST  all  your  cares  upon  the  Lord  -  211 
,    Christ  gave  this  solemn  great  command  480 

Christ  Jesus,  our  eternal  friend          -  -  506 

Christ's  servants  should  not  be  afraid  -  1S2 

Christ,  the  Lord,  is  ris?n  to-day        -  -  148 

Come,  all  ye  weary  sinners,  come    -  -  508 

Come  blessed  Spirit,  from  above       -  *  193 

Come,  dearest  Lord,  and  bless  this  day  553-A 

Come,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell  -  264 

Come,  gracious  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove  -  169 

Come,  happy  souls,  approach  your  God  •  411 

Come  hitherj  all  ye  weary  souls        -  -  410 

Come,  Holy  Ghost !  Creator,  come  -  -  3S7 

Come,  Holy  Ghostj  our  hearts  inspire  -  240 

Come,  Holy  Ghost,  our  souls  inspire  -  519 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come  -         *         -  -  390 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  condescend          -  -  528 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove    -  -  3S3 

Come,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast  -  430 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  son^s-  -  3S6 

Come,  let  us  join  to  praise  our  God  -  -  658 

Come,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes        -  -  3S5 

Come,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high        -  -  513 

Come  let  us  praise  God's  holy  name-  -  643 

Come,  let  us  praise  our  God      -         -  -  346 

Come,  Lord  !  and  help  me  to  rejoice-  -  421 

Come,  O  thou  blessed  Comforter       -  *  159 

Come,  O  thou  Prince  of  glory,  come-  -  17 

Come,  sinners,  to  the  gospel  feast     -  -  27$ 

Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad-  6 

Come  to  the  feast  of  heavenly  wine  -  -  503 

Come,  we  that  love  the  Lord    •          •  -  347 

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Come,  ye  who  are  the  bidden  guests         -  -27  7 

Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord         -         -  337 

Commit  your  way  unto  the  Lord      -         -  569 

Could  I  with  tongues  of  angels  speak         -  10*2 

Could  we,  O  Savior !  worthy  be  18 

DEAR  Lord,  accept  my  ev'ning  song    -  557 

Dear  Jesus,  here  we  now  attend         -  2 

Dear  Lord!  and  shall  thy  Spirit  rest          -  194 
Dear  Lord,  be  with  thy  Spirit  near  -         520-A 

Dear  Savior,  bounteous  are  thy  hands       -  225 

Dear  Savior,  if  these  lambs  should  stray  -  296 
Dear  Savior,  when  my  thoughts  recall      430-A 

Death  may  dissolve  my  body  now    -         -  576 

Deceived  by  subtle  snares  of  hell       -         -  399 

Deep  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made-  375 

Deep  in  the  dust,  before  thy  throne  -         -  402 

Did  1  possess  the  gift  of  tongues        -         -  103 
Did  Jehovah  but  design  me       -         -         627-A 

Didst  thou,  O  Savior !  condescend  50 

Dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing,  Lord  13 

Do  we  not  know  that  solemn  wTord  -         •  472 

Dread  Sovereign  let  my  ev'ning  song         -  562 

INTERNAL  God,  almighty  Cause  -         -  31* 

j  j   Eternal  praises  to  my  Lord        -         -  580 

Eternal  praises  to  the  Lord       -  586 

Eternal  source  of  ev'ry  joy       ...  601 

Eternal  Spirit !  we  confess        -  232 

Eternity  is  just  at  hand    ...-'--  616 

Ere  the  blue  heav'ns  were  stretch'd  abroad  359 

Exceeding  great  is  the  reward-         -         -  619 

T7~AIR  Zion's  King,  we  suppliant  bow     -  522 
P    Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss  418 

Faith  comes  by  hearing  God's  record         -  417 

Faith  is  ihe  brightest  evidence-         -         -  416: 

Faith! — 'tis  a  precious  grace    -  41& 

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Far  from  affliction,  toil,  and  care      -  -  60-3 

Father  divine,  thy  piercing  eye         -  -  173 

Father,  how  wide  thy  glories  shine  -  -  200 

Father  of  glory  !   to  thy  name  -  356 

Father  of  mercies  !  bow  thine  ear      •  -  533 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  house         -  -  513 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word          -  -  312 

Father  of  mercies,  send  thy  ^race    .  -  250 

Father,  to  thee  my  soul  i  lift.  -         -  171 

Forgiveness  !   'tis  a  joyful  sound        -  -  286 

Frequent  the  day  of  God  returns       -  -  5i5rj 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies-  -  348 

From  God  above,  the  God  of  heav'n-  -  170 

(^  LORY  to  the  Father's  name        -  -  678 

X  Glory  to  God  !  who  reigns  above  -  38 

Glory  to  th'  almighty  Father   -         -  -  9-F 

God  did  to  father  Abrah'm  say-         -  -  471 

God  hath  commanded  in  his  woid     -  -  489 

God  hath  laid  up  in  beav'n  for  me     -  -  621 

God  is  a  name  my  soul  adores  -         -  -  318 

God  is  a  Spirit  just  and  wise     -  105 

God  of  my  childhood,  and  rny  youth-  -  670 

God  of  my  life,  to  thee               ...  666 

God's  faithful  promises  are  sure         -  -  23 

God  lov'd  the  world  beyond  degree  -  -  191 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way        -  -  340 

God  of  my  life,  look  gently  down      -  -  570 

God  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise       -  -  163 

God  of  our  lives  !  thy  constant  care-  -  55 

God's  word  of  prophecies  is  giv'n  90 

Good  is  the  Lord,  the  heav'nly  King  -  6C2 

Go,  preach  my  gospel,  saith  the  Lord  -  403 

Go,  worship  at  Immanuel's  feet         -  -  378 

Go  ye,  my  servants,  go  ye  forth        -  -  517 

Gracious  Spirit,  Love  divine     -         -  390-A 

Grant  us,  dear  Lord,  our  daily  bread  -  120 

Grant  us,  O  Lord,  we  humbly  pray  -  -  54 

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Great  are  the  mercies  of  our  God      *  •  326 

Great  comforts  does  the  Savior  give-  *  172 

Great  comforts  it  must  needs  afford-  *  287 

Great  God,  as  seasons  disappear         -  -  664 

Great  God,  defend  us  in  this  storm    -  -  654 

Great  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow-  536 

Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou        -  -  321 

Great  God.  how  oft  did  Isra'l  prove  -  -  236 

Great  God  !  I  own  the  sentence  just*  «■  579 

Great  God,  should  we  thy  grace  abuse  -  235 

Great  God  !  thy  glories  shall  employ  -  320 

Great  God,  thy  providence  and  care-  -  338 

Great  God  !   to  what  a  glorious  height  •  629 

Great  God  !   we  sing  that  mighty  hand  -  56 

Great  God!  with  wonder  and  with  praise-  315 

Great  Lord  of  all,  thy  matchless  pow'r  -  633 

Great  Maker  of  unnumberd  worlds-  644-B 

Great  was  the  da}',  the  joy  was  great  -  190 

HAD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews  468 

Had  not  the  blessed  Son  of  God  -  405 

Hail,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good   -  -  330 

Happy  are  they  and  truly  blessM      -  -  219 

Happy  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord         -  -  470 

Happy  the  child,  whose  tender  years  -  492 

Happy  the  heart,  where  graces  reign  -  204 

Happy  the  souls  to  Jesus  join'd          -  -  440 

Happy  the  soul  where  grace  resides-  -  448 

Happy  the  youth  that  soon  begin      -  -  484 

Hark !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound  -  594 

Hark  !  how  from  Sinars  mount  proceeds  -  123 

Hark  !   ten  thousand  harps  and  voices  3S6-C 

Have  mercy,  gracious  Lord,  forgive-  -  500 

Have  mercy,  Lord,  on  us,  we  pray  -  -  584 

Heal  us,  Immanuel,  here  we  stand    -  -  294 

Hear  what  the  great  Apostle  saith    -  -  415 

He  comes  !  he  comes  !  the  Judge  severe  *  614 

He  dies,  the  friend  of  sinners  dies     -  -  141 

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Hell ! — 'tis  a  word  of  dreadful  sound 
H?re  we  commit  unto  the  dust. 
Here,  blessed  Jesus,  we  appear 
Herodians  and  Pharisees  . 
He  that  hath  made  his  refuse  God 
High  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light. 
High  on  his  everlasting  throne  . 
Holy,  and  true,  and  righteous  Lord 
Hosanna  to  the  royal  Son. 
How  beauteous  are  their  feet    . 
How  bless'd  are  they  who  always  keep 
How  bless'd  are  they  who  always  strive 
How  bless'd  are  they  who  love  the  Lord 
How  bless'd  are  they  who  take  delight 
How  good  our  God  in  ev'ry  blessing. 
How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds  . 
How  great,  how  terrible  that  God     . 
How  great  was  our  dear  Lord's  distress 
How  greatly  will  my  soul  rejoice 
How  large  the  promise!  how  divine. 
How  long  beneath  the  law  I  lay 
How  long  shall  death,  the  tyrant,  reign 
How  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face 
How  oft,  alas  !  this  wretched  heart  , 
How  precious  is  God's  holy  word 
How  precious  is  the  book  divine 
How  sad  and  awful  is  my  state 
How  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts 
How  sweet,  how  heav'nly  is  I  he  sight 
How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours. 
How  thankful  the  apostles  were 
How  will  my  heart  endure 
!Iu  h,  my  babe,  lie  still  and  slumber 

TAM.  0  Lord,  with  pains  oppress'*] 
I  b'lieve  in  one  almighty  God 
1  corne  from  th5  lofty  heav'ns  to-duv/^. 
if  secret  fraud  should  dwell 

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If  we  profess  to  love  the  Lord  .         .  .4-52 

1  ym  call'd  to  camp,  to  leave  my  home  .  639 
Immanuel !  we  sing  thy  praise.  .  .  35 
Indulgent  Father!  how  divine  .  .  .  364 
In  duty  we  are  bound  to  praise.  .  .  4S2 
I  now  must  die  the  shameful  death   .  .     636 

In  parables  the  Lord  doth  show  .         .       92 

Instruct  me  in  thy  statutes,  Lord  .  .  75 
In  that  sad  memorable  night     .         .  .     507 

In  unity  and  peace 86 

In  vain  men  talk  of  living  faith  .  .     167 

In  what  confusion  earth  appears         .  .     202 

I  praise  my  God,  the  night  is  gone    .  .55  4 

I  sing  th>  almighty  pow'r  of  God       .  .     332 

I  sojourn  as  a  stranger  here       .  .  .     648 

Israel,  in  ancient  days       ....     394 

It  is  a  duty  Christians  owe       .  .  .82 

It  is  a  gift  from  God  above         .  .  .     453 

It  is  the  voice  of  love  divine     .  .  .     178 

f  travel  into  distant  lands  .  .  .      647 

It  would  be  preaching  Christ  in  vain  .     243 

|  KSiJS!  and  shall  it  ever  be  .  .  .     467 

♦  j    Jehovah,  mighty  God  .  ...         7 

Jerusalem !   my  happy  home     .  .  624-15 

Jesus,  commission ?d  from  above        .  .373 

Jesus,  dear  name,  how  sweet  the  sound  .     254 

Jesus,  great  Healer  of  mankind  .  .     2S2 

Jesus,  immutably  the  same        .         .  .     366 

Jesus,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold  .  .  .127 

Jesus  iives  my  trust  secure        .  ftS>,  151-A^iVK, 

Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul      .  .  .  502-A 

Jesus,  my  all,  to  beav'n  is  gone         .  .     368 

Jesus,  my  hope  and  confidence.  .  .     593 

.1  esus,  my  King,  proclaims  the  war  .  .     28  i 

Jesus,  my  life,  thyself  apply     .         .  .     276 
Jesus,  my  righteousness    ....     432 

Jesus,  cur  heav'nly  guide.         .         .  .     493-^. 

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Jesus,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne 
Jesus,  our  Lord,  to  heav'n  is  gone 
J  bus,  our  soul's  delightful  choice 
Jesus,  Physician  of  the  soul 
Jesus  poor  sinners  will  receive. 
Jesus,  since  thou  art  still  to-day 
Jesus  the  great  and  mighty  Lord 
Jesus,  the  great  High  Priest 
Jesus,  the  heav'nly  lover,  gave 
Jesus,  the  patient's  surest  friend 
Jesus,  thou  art  the  living  bread 
Jesus,  thou  everlasting  Word    . 
Jesus,  thy  blessings  are  not  few 
Jesus,  thy  wand'ring  sheep  behold 
Jesus,  we  claim  thee  for  our  own 
Jesus,  we  on  thy  word  depend. 
Jesus,  with  all  thy  saints  above 
Join  all  the  names  of  love  and  pow'r 
Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  coir.e   , 


LADEN  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears 
Let  all  our  tongues  be  one. 
Let  all  in  heav'n  their  praises  bring  . 
Let  ev'ry  creature  join 
Let  ev'ry  mortal  ear  attend 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  thy  goodness  speak 
Let  hearty  thanks  and  praise  be  paid 
Let  me  but  hear  my  Savior  say 
Let  party  names  no  more. 
Let  thanks  and  praises  be  to  God 
Let  the  high  heav'ns  your  songs  invite 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie    . 
Let  us  join  to  praise  our  Maker 
Let  wilful  sinners  boast  and  say 
Let  Zion  sing  her  songs  of  praise 
Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour   . 
Life  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord 
Long  did  both  kings  and  prophets  wait 

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Lord,  all  I  am  is  known  to  thee         .  .  323 

Lord,  at  thy  table  I  behold        .         .  .  512 

Lord,  at  thy  temple  we  appear.         .  .  47 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing    .  .  12 

Lord!  for  the  just  thou  dost  provide.  .  646 

Lord,  hast  thou  made  me  know  thy  ways.  183 

Lord,  here  I  am  to  do  thy  will .          .  .  510 

Lord,  how  distressed  is  my  mind      .  .  635 

Lord,  how  secure  my  conscience  was  .  393 

Lord,  I  am  pahrd,  but  I  resign.         .  .  574 

Lord,  I  am  vile,  conceiv'd  in  sin        .  .  401 

Lord,  I  commit  myself  to  thee.         .  .  645 

Lord,  I  prepare  to  take  repose  .         .  .  558 

Lord,  let  thy  goodness  lead  our  land.  659-A 

Lord,  look  on  this  our  panting  earth.  .  656 

Lord!   thou  dost  give  what  creatures  need  538 

Lord,  we  confess  our  numerous  faults  .  45 

Lord!  we  return  our  praise  to  thee  .  .  541 

Lord,  when  I  view  thy  mighty  pow'r  .  329 

Lo,  the  destroying  angel  fJies    .          .  .  151 

Lo!   what  an  entertaining  sight          .  .  UA 

Lo,  what  a  pleasing  sight.         .         .  .71 

MERCY  and  judgment  are  my  song  .  632 

Mercy,  O  thou  son  of  David      .  .  101 

Mistaken  souls,  that  dream  of  heav'n  .  175 

May  the  grace  of  Christ,  our  Savior.  .  13  D 

Must  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  die  .  591 

Must  I  in  judgment  stand.          .          .  .  613 

My  brethren,  from  my  heart  belov?d  .  2-88 

My  child,  lie  still  to  rest  and  sleep    .  .  667 

My  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord     .  .3  09 

My  God,  accept  my  early  vows         .  .  119 

My  God,  how  cheering  is  the  sound  .  .  73 

My  God,  since  thou  hast  rais'd  me  up  .  582 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys     .  .  46S 

My  God  was  with  me  all  the  night    ,  .  550 

My  Lord  and  Savior  govern  me          .  .  4W7 

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My  Shepherd  will  supply  my  need 

My  son,  give  unto  me  thy  heart 

My  soul  doth  thirst  for  grace  divine 

My  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 

My  soul,  repeat  his  praise 

My  soul  shall  worship  thee 

My  soul,  thy  great  Creator  praise 

My  soul,  to  God  return 

My  thankful  tribute  I  will  pay. 

My  warfare  now  will  soon  be  o'er 


"V^AKED  as  from  the  earth  we  came 
_[.\    No,  I  -11  repine  at  death  no  more 
No  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more   . 
Nor  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard 
Not  ail  the  nobles  of  the  earth  . 
Not  difPrent  food,  nor  different  dress 
Not  in  deception  or  disguise 
Not  only  hearers  of  the  word    . 
Not  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men 
Now  be  the  God  of  Israel  bless'd 
Now  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise  . 
Now  from  my  bed  of  sleep  I  rise 
Now  I  awake  to  praise  my  Lord 
Now  is  thJ  accepted  time. 
Now  let  a  spacious  world  arise. 
Now  let  a  true  ambition  rise 
Now  let  our  lips,  with  holy  fear 
Now  let  the  Lord,  my  Savior,  smile. 
Now  let  us  raise  our  cheerful  strains 
Now  may  the  God  of  peace  and  love. 
Now  may  he  who  from  the  dead 
Now  my  departure  is  at  hand    . 
Now  plead  my  cause,  almighty  God. 
Now  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three  . 
Now  to  the  Lord,  that  makes  us  know 
Now  we  depart,  we  sing  and  pray     . 
Now  while  the  gospel-net  is  rast 

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0  BLESSED  Comforter,  draw  near 
O  blessed  truth  the  gospel  shows 
O  blessed  word,  our  Lord  expressed 
O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul 
O  Christian  brethren,  marvel  not 
O  Comforter  of  God,  come  down 
O  could  1  speak  the  matchless  worth 
O  for  a  faith  that  will  not  shrink 
O  for  a  heart  to  praise  my  God. 
Oh,  could  our  thoughts  and  wishes  fly 
Oh  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 
Oh,  what  amazing  words  of  grace 
O  God,  my  Sun,  thy  blissful  rays 
O  God  of  Jacob,  by  whose  hand 
0  gracious  Savior,  pity  me 
O  happy  where  such  grace  is  found 
O  happy  youth  that  fear  the  Lord 
O  hark  unto  the  sounding  bell  . 
O  height  and  depth  of  boundless  love 
O  holy  Father,  God  of  love 
O  holy  Father,  gracious  Lord  . 
O  holy  Father,  righteous  God  . 
O  Holy  Ghost,  eternal  God 
O  Jesus,  faithful  Shepherd,  Lord 
O  Jesus,  I  will  take  repose 
O  Jesus  !  thou  my  precious  friend 
O  King  of  glory,  David's  son  . 
O  let  me  look  to  Golgotha 
O  let  me  praise  my  Savior's  love 
0  Lord !  a  true  and  living  faith. 
O  Lord,  our  mighty  Father,  thou 
O  Lord,  thy  holy  angels  send  . 
O  Lord  !  who  reign'st  above  the  skies 
O  may  I  know  the  grace  of  God 
O  may  my  soul  increase  and  grow 
O  may  my  soul  with  thee  unite 
O  mighty  God,  thou  virgin's  son 
O  precious  gift  from  God  above 

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O  precious  word  the  Savior  spake     -  -     f€6 

O  that  my  heart  could  melt  with  woe  -     42* 

O  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways  -     220 

O  the  delights,  the  heav*nly  joys       -  -     377 

O  thou  from  all  eternity  -         -         -  -46 

O  thou  that  hearst  when  sinners  cry  -     428 

O  thou,  to  whom  all  creatures  bow  -  495-A 

O  thou  whose  beams  serenely  bright  -       67 

O  wondrous  love  and  myst'ry  great  -  -     408 

O  wondrous  love  beyond  degree         -  -     505 

O  Zion,  when  I  think  of  thee    -         -  -     216 

Once  more  before  we  part         -         -  -       16 

Once  more  we  come  before  our  God-  -    9-E 

Once  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day-  -     549 

Once  more  our  harvesting  is  o'er      -  -     659 

On  Jordan's  rugged  banks  I  stand     -  -     622 

Our  days  on  earth  are  sad  and  few    -  -     592 

Oir  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead        -  -     177 

Our  nature  fell  in  Adam's  fall  -         -  402-A 

Our  righteousness  must  far  exceed    -  -     221 

PASCHAL  Lamb,  by  God  appointed  435- A 

Peace!  the  welcome  sound  proclaim  644-A 

Plung-'d  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair        .  .     3S0 

Poor,  weak,  and  worthless,  though  I  am  .     364 

Praise  be  unto  my  gracious  Lord       .  .     642 

Praise  thou,  my  soul,  the  Lord  on  high  .     560 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  ;  'tis  good  to  raise  .     342 

Pray'r  will  at  last  an  answer  sain     .  .112 
Proclaim,  said  Christ, God's  wondrous  grace   4&i 

T)  EBUKE  me  not  in  angf>r,  Lord   .  .     423 

I  |    Rejoice  ye  in  the  Lord       .  .  .31 

Remember,  man,  that  awful  day       ,  .     612 

Rock  of  Ages,  shelter  me.         -         ►  .     363 

OAINT  Paul  advises,  follow  me      ,  .59. 

i3  Safely  through  another  week       .  553— D 

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Salvation,  0  the  joyful  sound    .         .  412-A 

See,  gracious  God,  before  thy  throne  644-C 
Shall  we  go  on  to  sin         ....     22S 

Shepherd,  who  lead'st  with  tender  care  .     475 

Should  it  not  be  our  chief  concern     ;  »     488 
Should  they  who  have  been  dearly  bought     275 

Should  we  be  debtors  to  the  flesh       »  .231 

Should  we  not  glory  in  the  cause       .  .263 

Should  we  not  thank  and  praise  our  God  .     657 

Should  we  our  members  yield    .         *  .     227 

Should  we  receive  that  grace  in  vain  .     110 

Show  mercy.  Lord,  reveal  thy  pow'r  i     637 

Show  pity,  Lord;   0  Lord !   forgive  ;  .     427 

Since  God  has  thus  ordain 'a  it  so      .  .631 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands      .  3S6-B 

Sinners!   this  solemn  truth  regard      .  .      196 

So  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise        .  .     198 

So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express         .  .115 

Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong         .  .     324 

Soon  may  the  last  glad  song  arise     .  412-C 

Stern  winter  throws  his  icy  chains   .  .     665 

Strange  is  the  faithful  Christian's  life  .     255 

Supported  by  especial  grace      »          »  .94 

Sweet  is  the  mem'ry  of  thy  grace     *  .        32 

Svrcet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King  *     553 

•rFAKE  up  your  cross,  and  follow  trie  ^     450 

Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days  -     595 

Thank  God,  my  journey  now  is  o?er-  -     649 
Thanks  be  to  God,  who  heard  our  pray'r  -     587 

Thanks  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  we  give-  -     539 

That  awful  hour  will  soon  appear     -  -     596 

That  blessed  gospel  we  are  taught    -  -     593 

Thai  iireat  example  Jesus  set  -         -  -     163 

That  stew'rd  accused  of  his  lord       *  -     233 

The  best  instructions  we  can  give    -  -     267 

'The  bless'd  and  saving  °:race  of  God-  -       40 
Th-?  Christian  church  should  well  partake        59 
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TABLE    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

The  Christian  life  should  ever  be      -  -  279 

The  Christian  sufferings  here  below  -  -  *15 

The  deluge  at  th?  Almighty's  call     -  -  :r': 

The  duty  first  on  us  enjoin'd     -         -  -249 

Thee  we  adore,  eternal  Name  -         -  596-B 

Thee  we  adore,  eternal  Word  -  361 

The  faithful  servants  of  the  Lord       -  -  M 

The  fall  of  man,  how  deep  and  great  -  39S 

The  feast  of  Easter  was  enjoiird       -  -  158 

The  glories  of  my  Maker.  God-         -  -  335 

The  grace  of  God  be  with  you  hence  -  49a 

The  grave  is  now  a  favord  spot         -  59 6- A 

The  great  Apostle  gave  command     -  -  5?1 

The  great  command  Jehovah  gave    -  -  39] 

The  heav'ns  declare  thy  glory,  Lord  490-C 

The  King  of  heav'n  his  table  spreads  -  206 

The  labors  of  our  teachers  bless         -  -  494 

The  law  by  Moses  came  -  395 

The  law  commands  and  makes  us  know  -  24$ 

The  law  of  God  is  just      -  39;^ 

The  leper  in  his  painful  case     -         -  7<) 

The  lepers  with  their  sores  oppressed  -  253 
The  Lord  be  prais'd,  the  storm  is  past 
The  Lord  declares  his  will        - 

The  Lord  grant  you  that  living  faith  -  483 

The  Lord  is  come;  the  heav'ns  proclaim  -  36 

The  Lord  is  ris'n  indeed  -         -         -  -  11? 

The  Lord  of  earth  and  sky         -  63 

The  Lord,  the  Judge,  before  his  throne  -  61  "> 

The  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  churches  warns-  2'J,0 

The  Lord  who  doth  my  wants  supply  -  540 

The  Lord  who  knoweth  all  we  need-  -  537 

The  Lord  who  recommendeth  pray'r  -  41^ 

The  Lord  will  build  his  church  again  -  535 

The  majesty  of  Solomon   -  (330 

The  peace  which  God  alone  reveals  -  -  I3-C 

The  pity  of  the  Lord         -         -         -  490-A 

The  priests  and  Levites  sent  to  John  -  29 

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TABLE    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

The  promise  made  to  Abraham         -  -  2/51 

The  promise  was  divinely  free-         -  --  51 

The  publican  and  Pharisee         -         -  .241 

There  is  a  fountain  fill'd  with  blood-  -  367 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight  -         -  -  623 

The  saints,  who  now  in  Jesus  sleep-  -  611 

The  Savior's  love  will  ne'er  grow  faint  -  265 

These  gifts,  which  from  thy  bounry  Bow  -  5 -12 

The  soul  renew'd  by  grace  divine     -  -  138 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high        -  -  3-31 

The  summer  harvest  spreads  the  field  -  663 

The  sun  now  rises  shining  bright      -  -  551 

The  time  of  Jesus  being  at  hand        -  -  134 

The  true  Messiah  now  appears-         -  -  374 

The  trumpet  sounds! — the  day  is  come  -  617 

The  truth  which  Christians  once  receiv'd-  114 

The  way  of  life  remain'd  conceal'd  58 

The  winter  past — reviving  flow'rs    -  -  608 

They,  who  that  sacred  office  bear     -  -  257 

Thine  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love  -  552 

This  body  in  the  grave  is  laid  -  605 

This  day  is  spent,  the  night  is  come-  -  556 

This  is  for  us  a  happy  day         -  153 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made-  -  4 

This  is  the  doctrine  Christians  need-  -  299 

Thi3  is  the  feast  of  heav'nly  wine     -  -  504 

This  is  the  word  of  truth  and  love    -  -  407 

Thou  Comforter,  we  pray,  draw  near  -  479 

Thou  fount  of  ev'ry  good  requir'd     -  -  529 

Though  dead  in  sin  1  once  had  lain  -  -  436 

Though  in  the  earthly  church  below  -  85 

Though  nature's  voice  you  must  obey  -  599 

Thou  great  Instructor,  lest  I  stray    -  490-B 

Thou  great  Physician  of  the  soul       -  -  274 

Thou  Lord,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow-  669 

Thou  sov'reign,  great,  almighty  God  -  640 

Through  all  the  changes  of  my  life  -  -  455 

Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life  -  226 

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TABLE    OF    FIRST     LINES. 

Thus  did  the  sons  of  Abrah'm  pass  -  -  473 

Thus  saith  the  first,  the  great  command  -  83 

Thus  saith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord     -  -  477 

Thus  saith  the  Ruler  of  the  skies       -  -  140 

Thy  heav'nly  blessing,  Jesus,  grant-  -  495 

Thy  presence,  everlasting  God-  11 

Thy  presence,  gracious  God,  afford  -  -  9-C 

Thy  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord     -  -  81 

'Tis  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand-  341 

'Tis  God,  the  Spirit,  leads         -         -  440- A 

To  be  a  holy  sacrifice       -         -         -  70 

To  bear  the  blessed  Savior's  cross    -  -  451 

To  bear  the  cross  a  few  days  more   -  -  620 

To  be  at  peace  with  ev'ry  man  78 

To-day  we  lay  the  corner-stone         -  -  523 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  L.  M  -  675 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  CM  -  673 

To  God  the  Father,  Son   -         -         -  -  679 

To  God  the  Father,  Son,  S.  M  -         -  -  671 

To  God  the  universal  King        -  350 

To  Jesus  Christ,  our  living  head        -  -  146 

To  live  in  Christ,  is  life  indeed          -  -  559 

To  our  almighty  Maker,  God    -         -  59 

To  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name     -  -  516 

To  pray,  and  never  more  to  cease     -  -  443 

To  show  how  humble  Christians  ought  -  132 

To  such  is  bless'd  their  marriage-day  -  72 

To  the  Corinthian  church          -         -  -  271 

To  thee,  great  Lord,  my  heav'nly  King  -  561 

To  thee,  my  God,  I  humbly  bow       -  -  4  49 

To  thee,  O  Savior,  glory  be      -         -  -  3 

True  Christians  need  not  fear  to  die-  -  588 

Turn  ye  to  me,  thus  saith  the  Lord  -  -  106 

'Twas  by  an  order  from  the  Lord      -  -  311 

'Twas  God  who  hurl'd  the  rolling  spheres  322 

'Twas  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night  -  135 


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TABLE    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

T  1  NHAPPY  city  !  hadst  thou  known      -  238 

L     Unto  the  Lord,  my  gracious  God       -  559 

Unto  thy  Zion,  Lord,  return      ...  534 

Up  to  the  Lord,  who  reigns  on  high  -         -  343 


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AIN  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men     -     396 
Vain  man,  thy  fond  pursuits  forbear  -     234 


TTTATCHMAN  !  tell  us  of  the  night  412-D 

\  \      We  are  by  the  Apostle  taught  -  19 

We  are  instructed  by  the  Lord-         -  -  487 

We  bless  the  Lord,  the  just,  the  good  -  349 

We  cannot  be  the  heirs  of  grace        -  -  48 

We  humbly  thank  thee,  gracious  Lord  -  10 

Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest      -         -  553-A 

Well  the  Redeemer  ?s  gone        -  362 

We  must  be  merciful  and  kind-         -  -  213 

We  praise  the  blessed  Lamb  of  God  -  -  515 

We  praise  thee,  Jesus,  gracious  Lord  -  491 

We  praise  the  Lord,  whose  love  is  great  -  525 

We  should  possess  the  Savior's  mind  -  130 

We  sing  thJ  amazing  deeds        -  514 

What  caus'd  a  deep  and  mournful  sound  -  139 

What  crosses  and  afflictions  meet     -  -  460 

What  different  pow'rs  of  grace  and  sin  -  ^56 

What  do  ye  think  of  Christ,  indeed  -  -  269 

What  equal  honors  shall  we  bring     -  -  131 

What  evil  can  such  teachers  do  259 

What  is  our  God,  or  what  his  name  -  -  317 

What  think  ye  of  Christ?  is  the  test  -  270 

When  angels  shall  their  trumpets  sound  -  301 

When  at  a  distance,  Lord,  we  trace-  -  89 

When  bending  o'er  the  brink  of  life  -  -  577 

When  blooming  youth  is  snatch'd  away  599-A 

When  Christ,  descending  from  the  skies  -  305 

When  Christ  Jerusalem  beheld-         -  -  237 

When  Christ  let  his  disciples  know  -  -  164 

When  Christ,  the  blessed  Savior,  died  -  404 

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TABLE    Or    FIRST    LI^ES. 

When  Christ  was  on  the  mount  revealM  -  88 

When  dangers,  woes,  or  death,  are  nigh  -  572 

When  I  can  read  my  title   elear          -  -  650 

When  Israel's  grieving  tribes  complain'd  -  197 

When  Israel  through  the  desert  pass'd  -  91 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross   -  -  145 

When  Jesus  did  from  heav'n  descend  -  44 

When  Jesus  in  the  temple  stay'd  68 

When  Jesus  on  the  cross  I  see  -  138 

When  Jesus  taught  the  Jews  of  old  -  -  124 

When  Jesus'  time  had  fully  come      -  -  176 

When  Jesus  unto  Jordan  came  60 

When  John  in  prison  came  to  hear    -  -  25 

When  man's  account  to  light  is  brought  -  285 

When  night  descends  in  sable  guise  -  -  212 

When  some  kind  shepherd  from  his  fold  -  210 

When  the  disciples  refuge  sought      -  -  156 

When  the  distressed  disciples  were  SO 

When  the  first  parents  of  our  race    -  -  406 

When  the  poor  leper's  case  I  read  77 

When  times  of  troubles  are  at  hand  -  -  62 

When  we  are  rais'd  from  deep  distress  -  5S1 

When  we  our  gracious  Lord  entreat-  -  281 

Wherever  faithful  souls  are  join'd     -  -  444 

Where'er  the  gospel  truth  is  taught-  -  239 

Where  two  or  three,  with  sweet  accord  -  9 

While  carnal   men,  with  all  their  might  -  292 

While  my  Redeemer  Js  near      -  161 

While  o'er  our  guilty  land,  O  Lord  -  6*4-D 
While  shepherds  watch'd  their  flocks  by  night  37 

While  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Po\v;r  447-A 

While  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  borne  -  598 
Whilst  shepherds  kept  their  flocks  by  night     34 

Who  hath  believ'd  thy  sacred  word  -  -  144 

Whom  man  forsakes  thou  wilt  not  leave  -  571 

Who  shall  ascend  thy  heav'nly  place  -  469 

Why  did  the  nations  join  to  slay       -  -  14-9 

Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends-  -  607 

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TABLE    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

Why  llow  these  torrents  of  distress  -  -  262 
Why  should  my  heart  feel  so  dismay 'd  -  431 
Why  should  my  soul  feel  so  dismay M  -  461 
Why  should  our  mourning  thoughts  delight  300 
Why  should  the  mighty  make  their  boast  290 
Why  should  we  fear  the  pow'rs  of  hell 
Why  shoule  we  start,  and  fear  to  die 
With  eye  impartial,  heav'n's  high  King 
With  heav'nly  powJr,  O  Lord,  defend 
With  holy  fear  and  humble  song 
Within  thy  house,  O  Lord,  our  God  - 
With  joy  we  hail  the  sacred  day 
With  one  consent  let  all  the  earth  - 
With  reverence  and  holy  fear  - 
With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud 
Woe  unto  me !  how  oft  I  have  - 

T'E  angels  round  the  throne  - 
Ye  careless  sons  of  men,  be  wise 
Ye  careless  souls,  will  ye  delay 
Ye  Christian  men,  pray  notice  well  - 
Ye  Chiistian  parents,  dry  your  tears 
Ye  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 
Ye  mourning  sinners,  here  disclose  - 
Ye  nations,  who  on  earth  do  dwell    - 
Ye  sons  of  men,  come,  one  and  all    - 
Ye  sons  of  men,  in  sacred  lays- 
Ye  that  would  after  Jesus  press 
Ye  virgin  souls  arise         - 
Ye,  who  in  former  days    - 
Ye  who  profess  the  Lord  to  love 
Ye  who  profess  to  love  the  Lord 
Ye  worlds  of  light,  that  roll  so  near- 
Ye  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor- 
Ye  wretched  sons  of  men  draw  near- 

r7ION,  receive  thy  glorious  King   - 
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